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

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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)

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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
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
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
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
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
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
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)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger

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