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)

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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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
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)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
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
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
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

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