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
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
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
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away

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