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
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
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)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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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