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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
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
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
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)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
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
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice

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