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
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
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)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
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)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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