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 Come on Eileen Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
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
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
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
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby

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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