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
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
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
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
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)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
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
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)

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