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.

Captain Tractor - East of Edson

Reaction

Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

Arthur Scammel - Squid Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

Frankie

Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

Second and longest-lasting lineup, l-r: Ed Clynton, Dave Tupper, Kenny Shields, Allen Ayers and Les Bateman (kneeling)

Witness ad

The Fringe - Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown

Elan - Penticton Peaches (insert)

Joni Mitchell - Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)

Leonard Cohen - Suzanne b/w The Partisan

Pelicans - Pelicans b/w New Wave insert

Kings - Switchin' to Glide b/w My Habit (promo)

Rabble - You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl

k.d. lang - Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

Natalie Pollock & John Turner

Guess Who - Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)

Bob Williams - I'm Alright (Part One) b/w I'm Alright (Part Two)

Rick Buckthorp

The Fringe

The Fringe

'Stompin' Tom Connors - Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail

MG & the Escorts 1967 promo from RPM Magazine November 11, 1967

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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)

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