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
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
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)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
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
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)

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