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
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
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)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
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
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
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
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

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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