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

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
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
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)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
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)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)

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