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
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST

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