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
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
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
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
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
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby

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