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
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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