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
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)

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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