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
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
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
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
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)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
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)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
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
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
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)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs

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