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
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
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
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid

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