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
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
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)
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)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
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)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine

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