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
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Kilt Last Call Kilt
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
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)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
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
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine

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