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
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
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
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sidewinders (1) Put The Blame On Me Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold

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