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
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
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)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme

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