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
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
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
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
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
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released

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