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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
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)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
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
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
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
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (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)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays

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