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
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
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
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
lang, k.d.	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
lang, k.d.	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Obomsawin, Alanis	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Mitchell, Joni	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Cockburn, Bruce	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Obomsawin, Alanis	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15

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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