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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
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
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
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)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
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
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man

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