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
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
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)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
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)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
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)
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

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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