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
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times

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)

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

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

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