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
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
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
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
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)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)

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