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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
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
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
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)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me

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