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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show

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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