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
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt

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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