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)

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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)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
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
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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 Switchin` Switchin'
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand

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