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
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt

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