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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
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)
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)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
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
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
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)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
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)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On

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