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
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt

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