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
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
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)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
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)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
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)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show

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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