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
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You

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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