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
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
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
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
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
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
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)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
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)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)

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