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
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
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)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
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
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)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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