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
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
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
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
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)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
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
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays

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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