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
Jim Ashby Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Bruce Cockburn Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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
Dick Damron Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Mike Jones Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
k.d. lang Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Anne Murray Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mary Saxton Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Debbie Myers Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Leonard Cohen Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ronnie Hawkins Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
The Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Bruce Cockburn Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Bruce Cockburn The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jack Cornell Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Monique Leyrac Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Craig Farraway Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Alanis Obomsawin Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Stompin' Connors Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Otis Gayle We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud

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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