MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

This playlist is a curated journey through Canada's most significant and influential singles, as selected by Robert Williston for the Museum of Canadian Music. Spanning genres, decades, and regions, it showcases the diversity and richness of Canadian music history.

From iconic tracks like Stompin' Tom Connors' "The Hockey Song" to rare gems such as The Media's "Girl I Want You," this collection highlights both celebrated hits and obscure treasures. Each entry reflects a piece of Canada's musical tapestry, offering listeners a comprehensive overview of the nation's sonic heritage.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!

Switchin'

Diodes' Paul Robinson @ Black Swan, Ottawa March 1978 courtesy Cameron Muir

The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Moving Pictures

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

First Impressions (EP)

Genetic Control

1985-02-17_Dead End + Genetic Control_Larry_s (Toronto)_ticket_+

Genetic Control_First Impressions_+

1980-07_DOA_Toronto_flyer

1983-01-03_DOA_Pier (Raleigh, NC)_flyer_+

1984-09-28_DOA + Abrasive Wheels + Battalion Of Saints + Killroy_Olympic Audit (LA, CA)_flyer_+

Rush – Moving Pictures (3)

Rush – Moving Pictures (2)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (3)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (2)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (1)

Hemispheres

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (3)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (2)

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