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
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
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
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
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
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
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
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
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)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering

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