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
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

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)

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

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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