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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
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
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
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)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
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
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
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)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me

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