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

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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
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
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
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
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)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
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
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up

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