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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Doucette, Jerry	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
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
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
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
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
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
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
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	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
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
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
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
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
lang, k.d.	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Jackson, Shawne	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Thrasher, Willie	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
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
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Thrasher, Willie	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
lang, k.d.	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28

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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