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
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
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)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
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
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

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