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
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away

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