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
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk

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