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
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
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)
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
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
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
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
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)
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)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love

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