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
Leloup, Jean	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Little, Russ	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
St. Germain, Ray	Metis	ST	03:39
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Maciag, Robert	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Cohen, Leonard	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Obomsawin, Alanis	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
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
Gayle, Otis	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Spencer, Eddie	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Jewitt, Don	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Thrasher, Willie	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54

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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