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
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
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)
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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