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
Elan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
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
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
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
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Leyrac, Monique	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
LaBarge, Bernie	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
lang, k.d.	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
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
Obomsawin, Alanis	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
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
Cohen, Leonard	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Mitchell, Joni	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
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
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28

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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