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.

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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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
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
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
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
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401

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