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
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
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
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Terry McManus Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Patti Jannetta Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Monique Leyrac L'hiver Mon pays
The Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
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)
Ian Thomas Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy

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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