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

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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
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
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)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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