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
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
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)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
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
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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