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

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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
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell

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