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
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
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)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
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 Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Underworld Go Away Bound b/w Go Away
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
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)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Jewitt, Don Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Mustang Sally Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
April Wine Say Hello Harder.....Faster
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)

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