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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
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)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud

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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