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

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
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
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
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (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)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
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)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed

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