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
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Monique Leyrac Pendant que Mon pays
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
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Gale Garnett We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
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)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
The Reaction Trials In Error East End Rockers
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Lady - You're Still The One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

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)

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