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
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

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