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
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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