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
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
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)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner

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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