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
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Jewitt, Don Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
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)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)

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