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
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
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)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
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)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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