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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
The Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Eddie Spencer You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
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
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs

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Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

FEATURED

Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

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Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

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Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Diodes - Released

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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