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
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies

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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