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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold

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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