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
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
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)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Eddie Spencer If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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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