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
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey

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