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
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
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)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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