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
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
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)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
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)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
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)
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

Nelson, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

FEATURED

Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Diodes - Released

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

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