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
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
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
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (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

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