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
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
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
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs

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