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
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
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
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)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train

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