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
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Anne-Marie Murray The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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)
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
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)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
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
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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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