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
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
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)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
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
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
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)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play

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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