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
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
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
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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)
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown

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