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
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice 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
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
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)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

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