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
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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