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
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
k.d. lang Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Willie Thrasher Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Alden Diehl Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Marie Hodgins Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
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)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sue Hansen Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Al Oster Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Jack Cornell Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Wade Hemsworth The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Alanis Obomsawin Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Charlie Russell The Bricklin The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
France Joli Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jay Telfer Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Craig Farraway After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Clint Ryan It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pierre Perpall World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
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
Leonard Cohen The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bernie LaBarge Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

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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