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
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
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
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt

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)

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

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