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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
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
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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