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
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
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
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
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)
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
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
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)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job

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