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
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
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
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
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
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
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
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)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
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
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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