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
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
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
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jenny Rock Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

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)

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