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
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)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
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
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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