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
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
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
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Jewitt, Don	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Cockburn, Bruce	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15

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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