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
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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