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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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
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)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing

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)

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)

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