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

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
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
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)
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
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
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)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
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)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
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
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning

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