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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Robert Maciag You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Arthur Scammel R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Shawne Jackson Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Patti Jannetta Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ian Thomas The Runner The Runner
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Alanis Obomsawin Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Tim Hus Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mary Saxton Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Ted Daigle No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real

Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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)

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