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
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)

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