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
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
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
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
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)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs

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