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
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
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)
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers

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