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
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
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
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)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
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)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (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)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
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
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party

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