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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
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
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rush The Spirit of Radio Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
The Reaction The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Etulu Etidlouie Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
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
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Don Norman & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Marie Hodgins Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster

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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