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
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)

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