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
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
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
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (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)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice

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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