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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
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)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)

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