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
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
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
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
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
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Thrasher, Willie	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Mitchell, Joni	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
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
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
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
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Gayle, Otis	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05

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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