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
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
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
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (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)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock

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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