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
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
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)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
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)
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late

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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