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
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
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
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose

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