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

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
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
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)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance

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