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
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb

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