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)

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
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
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
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight 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
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave

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