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
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
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)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market

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