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
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
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)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

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)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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