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
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
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)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun 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
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

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