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
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (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)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
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
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)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
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)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (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)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold

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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