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
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
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)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away

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)

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

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

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