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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
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)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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)

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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