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
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
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)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

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)

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