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
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Ian Tyson & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (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
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stompin' Connors Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
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)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
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)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
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
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody

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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