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
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
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
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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