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
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
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
Jewitt, Don	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	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
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Murray, Anne-Marie	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Cockburn, Bruce	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
lang, k.d.	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
LaBarge, Bernie	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52

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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