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
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

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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