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
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
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
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)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
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)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger

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