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
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
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
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did

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