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
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
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)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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)

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)

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