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
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)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
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)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
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)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move

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