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
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
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)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
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)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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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