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
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt

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