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
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
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)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
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
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders

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