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
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
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)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs

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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