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
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
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 Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt

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