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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Cockburn, Bruce	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
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
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Telfer, Jay	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
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
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
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
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
Mitchell, Joni	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Leyrac, Monique	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
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
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
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
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
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
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
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
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Little, Russ	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
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
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01

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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