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
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
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)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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