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
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (2)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (1)

Hemispheres

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (3)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (2)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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