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
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
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
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times

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