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
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
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)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
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)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night

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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