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
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Last Call Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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