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
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
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)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy

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