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
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
LaBarge, Bernie	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Obomsawin, Alanis	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Thrasher, Willie	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
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
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
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
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56

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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