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
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding

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