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
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
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)

FEATURED

Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Diodes - Released

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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