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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
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
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Ron Nigrini	For Someone on the Road	I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road	03:23
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
The 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
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Chilliwack	Ridin'	Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'	03:02
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:15
The 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
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Ron Nigrini - I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

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Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) - Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

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The Immortals - The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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Mary Saxton - Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

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Mary Saxton - Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

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The Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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The Collectors - Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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Kilt - Kilt

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Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Craig Ruhnke - Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

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Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Plan Nine - I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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222's - La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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Robert Maciag - I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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The Munks - Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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The Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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Len - You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie

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The Bureaucrats - Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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Boys Brigade - ST

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The Gruesomes - Hey!

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

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The Bed Time Story - Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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