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
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
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs

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