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
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Little Boy 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)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
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
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (3)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (2)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (1)

Hemispheres

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (3)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (2)

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