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
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
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)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
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)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
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
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)

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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