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
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
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
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
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
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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