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)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
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)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt

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