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
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
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
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
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)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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)
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
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man

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)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

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