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
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One

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