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
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
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
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
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
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
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)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away

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