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
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
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)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
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)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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