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
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker

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