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

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
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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 Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love

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