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
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)

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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