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
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail

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