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
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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