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
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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