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
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
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
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
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
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released

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