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
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
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)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie 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
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times

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