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
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
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
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video

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