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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Spencer, Eddie	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Hemsworth, Wade	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Jewitt, Don	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Telfer, Jay	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
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)	02:41
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)

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Gentle Touch - Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

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Demics - New York City b/w Blue Boy

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Reaction, The - East End Rockers

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Trooper - Knock 'em Dead Kid

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Williams, Bob - I'm Alright

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Mantra - Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

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Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

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Cockburn, Bruce - If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet

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Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

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Thomas, Ian - The Runner

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Mingles - I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq

Loverboy - Get Lucky

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Little, Russ - Deeper and Deeper

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St. Germain, Ray - ST

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Hometown Band - Flying

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Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love

Northern Pikes - Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)

Media - Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy

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49th Parallel - She Says b/w Citizen Freak

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Trooper - Two For The Show

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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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Prism - ST

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Expedition to Earth - Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

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Leloup, Jean - L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié

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Jones, Mike Group - Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

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Dunn, Willie - I Pity The Country b/w The Carver

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