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
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
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
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin II The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Clint Ryan Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
The Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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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