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
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering

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

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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