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 Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
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)

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