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
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
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
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Cockburn, Bruce	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
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
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Basso, Guido	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
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
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder Faster	02:59
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Obomsawin, Alanis	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Jackson, Shawne	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Cohen, Leonard	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19

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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