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
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
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
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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