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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
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
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
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)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice

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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