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)

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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
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
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man

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