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
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
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)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
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)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Kilt Last Call Kilt
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
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401

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