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
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
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)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
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)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)

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