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
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
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)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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