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
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
MacIsaac, Ashley	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
LaBarge, Bernie	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
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
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Mitchell, Joni	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
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	03:00
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Mitchell, Joni	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:55
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
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)	02:39
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Moore, Yvonne	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Jewitt, Don	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Little, Russ	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Thrasher, Willie	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Doucette, Jerry	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35

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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