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
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
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
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released

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