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
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Flying

Huskies & Huskvarnas

Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Lisa Lougheed (3)

Lisa Lougheed (2)

Lisa Lougheed (1)

45-Lisa Lougheed – Run With Us VINYL 02

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)

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