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
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
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)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
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)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt

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