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 No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
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
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child

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

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)

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