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
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
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
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Rush Closer to the Heart A Farewell to Kings
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Rush Fly by Night Fly By Night
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne

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