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
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
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)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (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)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
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)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
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)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice

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