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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
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)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
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
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
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)
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)

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