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
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Alan Gerber Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
George Olliver Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
The Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Stompin' Connors Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etulu Etidlouie Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Bruce Cockburn Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (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
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Alanis Obomsawin Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
The Reaction Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Joni Mitchell Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Les Tallmud Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bruce Cockburn Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Russ Little Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider
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
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
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rod Williams & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Etulu Etidlouie Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Mike Woods Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times

FEATURED

Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

FEATURED

Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

Oshawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

Victoria, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Diodes - Released

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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)

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

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