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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
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
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
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
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Élan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me

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