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
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
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
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
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)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
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
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love

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