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
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
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)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
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)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt

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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