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
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (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
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
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)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Reign Ghost Parable Long Day Journey b/w Parable
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail

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