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
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
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)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté

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