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
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
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
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)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
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
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man

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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