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
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
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)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
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)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
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)

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