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 & Sylvia Tyson Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
George Olliver I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Yvonne Moore Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Stompin' Connors Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
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)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Etulu Etidlouie Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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
France Joli Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt

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)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (3)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (2)

Rush - Permanent Waves (Dewey Defeats Truman, Coca Cola signs) (1)

Hemispheres

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (3)

Rush - A Farewell to Kings (2)

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