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
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
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)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)

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