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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Gentle Touch - Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

Hamilon, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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Mantra - Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

Chateauguy, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

Lucea, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Cockburn, Bruce - If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

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Thomas, Ian - The Runner

Hamilton, Ontario

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Mingles - I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

Loverboy - Get Lucky

Calgary, Alberta - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Little, Russ - Deeper and Deeper

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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St. Germain, Ray - ST

St. Vital, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Northern Pikes - Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Media - Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

Calgary, Alberta

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A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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49th Parallel - She Says b/w Citizen Freak

Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Trooper - Two For The Show

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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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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Dunn, Willie - I Pity The Country b/w The Carver

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)

Witness ad

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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
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)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
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
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
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)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City

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