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

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
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
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 We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market

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