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
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt

Flying

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

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