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
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
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)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper

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