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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone

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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