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

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
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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 Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
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)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice

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