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
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
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)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
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)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
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)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
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)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
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
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt

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