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
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
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)
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
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (3)

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