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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
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)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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