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
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (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)
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
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)

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