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
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold 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
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
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)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
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)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)

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