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

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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
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
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)
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

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