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
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)

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