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
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight

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