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
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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