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
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
St. Germain, Ray	Metis	ST	03:39
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
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	02:25
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
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
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
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
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
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)	05:25
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46

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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