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
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
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)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'

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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