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
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
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)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
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)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age 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
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue

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