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
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
France Joli Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
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)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1)

A Farewell to Kings

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