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
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
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)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

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)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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