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
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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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