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
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
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
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child

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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