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
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
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)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié

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