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
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
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
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
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
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Elan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
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
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
lang, k.d.	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Cockburn, Bruce	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
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
Phollop Willing P.A.	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Cohen, Leonard	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30

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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