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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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