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

Reaction

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)

Witness ad

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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

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