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
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Jean Leloup L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Lisa Lougheed Hold Back Tomorrow Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
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)
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
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)
Mike Woods Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
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
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ian Thomas Time is the Keeper Glider
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Willie Thrasher Forefathers Spirit Child

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

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (5)

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