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)

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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
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
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)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
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)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
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
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)

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