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
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
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)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)

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