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
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Cockburn, Bruce	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Leyrac, Monique	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:55
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Mitchell, Joni	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Jackson, Shawne	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
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
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Telfer, Jay	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Elan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
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
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Etidlouie, Etulu	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Elan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Gayle, Otis	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Doucette, Jerry	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Ocean	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40

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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