MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

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
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rush Freewill Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play

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