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

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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
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
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)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies

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