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
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays 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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

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