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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love

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