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
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
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)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit 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
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose

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