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
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
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)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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