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
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Cockburn, Bruce	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Elan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
lang, k.d.	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
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
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
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
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Elan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
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
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Cockburn, Bruce	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06

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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