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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid

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