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
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
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)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
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)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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