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
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)

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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