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
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
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
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright

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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