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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
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
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)

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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