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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
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)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love

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