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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
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)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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

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