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.

FEATURED

Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Gentle Touch - Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

Hamilon, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Demics - New York City b/w Blue Boy

London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reaction, The - East End Rockers

St. John's, Newfoundland

FEATURED

Trooper - Knock 'em Dead Kid

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Williams, Bob - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Mantra - Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

Lucea, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cockburn, Bruce - If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Thomas, Ian - The Runner

Hamilton, Ontario

FEATURED

Mingles - I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

Loverboy - Get Lucky

Calgary, Alberta - Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

Little, Russ - Deeper and Deeper

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

St. Germain, Ray - ST

St. Vital, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Northern Pikes - Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Media - Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

Calgary, Alberta

FEATURED

A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

49th Parallel - She Says b/w Citizen Freak

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Trooper - Two For The Show

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Prism - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Expedition to Earth - Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Leloup, Jean - L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié

Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge, Québec City, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jones, Mike Group - Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dunn, Willie - I Pity The Country b/w The Carver

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
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)
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)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
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
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

Comments

No Comments