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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

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