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) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider

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