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)

Witness ad

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
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)

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