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
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
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
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST

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