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
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Anne Murray Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Joni Mitchell You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Winston Hewitt You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
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)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
The Fringe Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Jay Telfer Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Willie Dunn I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Anne Murray Snowbird This Way Is My Way
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rod Williams & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois

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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