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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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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