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
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (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)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
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
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Bad Manners 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
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind

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