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
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
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
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)

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