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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt

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