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
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
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)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
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
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
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
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)

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