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

Reaction

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

Rock and Roll Bitches Kenny MacKay at Edmonton Library gig Jan 17, 1981. photo courtesy Rose Kapp

Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

Skarecrow - (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
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)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
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)
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
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)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover

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