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
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
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)
Élan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sidewinders (1) Cryin' Heartache Misery Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
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
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
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)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bed Time Story Feel the Sun Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version

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