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
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
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
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider

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