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
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
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)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
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
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
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)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
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
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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)

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)

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