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
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
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
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Baumber, Ron	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Moore, Yvonne	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Jewitt, Don	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
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
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Etidlouie, Etulu	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
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
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
lang, k.d.	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Obomsawin, Alanis	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
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
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
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
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29

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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