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)

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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
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
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)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
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
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
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
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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