MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
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
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
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)
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)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper

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