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
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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