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
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Motherlode When I Die When I Die

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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