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
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
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)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
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)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)

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