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
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love

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