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
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
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)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
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)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

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