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
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
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
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
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)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
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
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go

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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