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
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
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
Basso, Guido	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
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
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Jones, Mike Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Baumber, Ron	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
LaBarge, Bernie	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
lang, k.d.	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
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
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
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
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Obomsawin, Alanis	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56

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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