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
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
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
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying 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
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering

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