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
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
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)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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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