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
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Bed Time Story Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Élan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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)
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401

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