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
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
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)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding

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