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
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
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)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
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
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
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)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp

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)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

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