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

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
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
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)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders

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