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
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
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)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song

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