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

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
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs

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