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
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
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
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)

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