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

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
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love

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