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
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
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)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You 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
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
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
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
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)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One

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