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
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
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
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Spencer, Eddie 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)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt

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