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
Hemsworth, Wade	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
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
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
lang, k.d.	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
MacIsaac, Ashley	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
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
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
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
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
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
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
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
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15

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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