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
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)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
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)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster

Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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)

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