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
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
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)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
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)
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper

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