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.

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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Demics - New York City b/w Blue Boy

London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Reaction, The - East End Rockers

St. John's, Newfoundland

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Trooper - Knock 'em Dead Kid

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Williams, Bob - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Mingles - I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Trooper - Two For The Show

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Prism - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Expedition to Earth - Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Leloup, Jean - L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié

Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge, Québec City, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Jones, Mike Group - Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Stiffs - The Stiffs

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Cummings, Burton - My Own Way to Rock

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Sugluk - Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)

Sugluk, Québec

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Williams, Rod & Super 8 - War b/w War Version

Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Gayle, Otis - Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)

Willowdale, Ontario

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McManus, Terry - Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)

Abingdon, England - Toronto, Ontario

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Obomsawin, Alanis - Indian Songs

Lebanon, New Hampshire - Odanak, Québec

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Connors, Stompin' Tom - And the Hockey Song

Saint John, New Brunswick - Skinner's Pond, Prince Edward Island

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Oster, Al - Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Toronto, Ontario

Mitchell, Joni - You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)

Fort MacLeod, Alberta - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦

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Ms. Dolly Gilmore - No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man

Bells - Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom

Montréal, Québec

Captain Tractor - East of Edson

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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

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
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
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
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)

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