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
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
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)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
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
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Underworld Bound Bound b/w Go Away
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
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
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
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)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)

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