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
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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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