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
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
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
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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