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
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
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
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
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
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
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
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks

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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