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
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
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)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
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
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme

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