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

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
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
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)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
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
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

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