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
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
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
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
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
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

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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