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
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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)
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Rush Limelight Moving Pictures
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper

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