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
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel

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