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

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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
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
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)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Reign Ghost Long Day Journey Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
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)
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
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)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You

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