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
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
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)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
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)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You

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