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
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) 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
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)

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)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

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