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
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
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)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
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)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
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)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You

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