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
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
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
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kilt Last Call Kilt
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver

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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