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

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
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
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)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
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)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version

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