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
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
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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

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