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
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
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
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
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)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
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)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
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)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)

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