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
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
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
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late

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