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
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
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
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (3)

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