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
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
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
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom

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