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
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
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)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
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)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
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)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play

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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