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
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know 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
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
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
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
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)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
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)
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
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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