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
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)

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