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
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go

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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