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
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight

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)

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

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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