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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
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)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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