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
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
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)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
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
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)

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