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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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)

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