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
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
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)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying

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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