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)

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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
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
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
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell

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