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
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Cohen, Leonard	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Little, Russ	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Cockburn, Bruce	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
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)	02:42
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Leloup, Jean	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder Faster	04:22
Jackson, Shawne	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
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
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Elan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
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
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
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

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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