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
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
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
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
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)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
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)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes

FEATURED

Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Bed Time Story - Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

Nelson, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

FEATURED

Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

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Underwhelmed (promo)

Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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

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