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
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
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)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse

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