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
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
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 Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
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)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show

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