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
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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