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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (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
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
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
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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