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

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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
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
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)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
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)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
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
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice

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