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
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Hometown Band Flying Flying
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
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
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
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
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody

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