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
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
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)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
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)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
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
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt

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