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
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)

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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