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
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
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)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)

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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