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
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

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