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

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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)

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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

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

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

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

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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