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
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
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Jones, Mike Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Elan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder Faster	02:59
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder Faster	04:22
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
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
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
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Mitchell, Joni	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
lang, k.d.	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12

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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