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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois

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