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
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
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)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
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
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs

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