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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stompin' Tom Connors Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
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)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)

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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