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
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
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)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
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)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go

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