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
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
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)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
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)
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
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)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling

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