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
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
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)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)

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