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
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
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
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (2)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (1)

Hemispheres

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (3)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (2)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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