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
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God

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)

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

Paula Turnhbull - Rush fromt cover model

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