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
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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)
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
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
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

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