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
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
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)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
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
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
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)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (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)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
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)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401

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