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
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
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
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
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)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid

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