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
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
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
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet

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