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
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
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
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Hometown Band Flying Flying
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice

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