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
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
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
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
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
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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