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
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
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)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
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
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
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
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST

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

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)

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