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
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man

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