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
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move

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