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
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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 Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
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
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)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers

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)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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