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
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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