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
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb

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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