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
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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 The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs

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