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
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
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
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
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
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
lang, k.d.	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Leloup, Jean	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
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
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Hemsworth, Wade	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
St. Germain, Ray	Metis	ST	03:39
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
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
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34

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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