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
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
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
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Spencer, Eddie	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Mitchell, Joni	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Elan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
St. Germain, Ray	Metis	ST	03:39
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
MacIsaac, Ashley	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
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
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Thrasher, Willie	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Cockburn, Bruce	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Thrasher, Willie	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
LaBarge, Bernie	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43

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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