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
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
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)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
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)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby

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)

Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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