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
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Willie Thrasher Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jerry Doucette Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Etulu Etidlouie Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Alanis Obomsawin NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Al Oster Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Anne Murray I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Guido Basso Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
The Hometown Band Flying Flying
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bonnie Dobson Morning Dew ST
Stompin' Tom Connors Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Dick Damron Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ian Thomas Hold On The Runner
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
The Reaction Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
The Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Bruce Cockburn If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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)
k.d. lang High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Don Norman & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ian Thomas Painted Ladies ST
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Ron Baumber Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks

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)

Rush – Moving Pictures (1)

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