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
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Earth, Roots And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
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
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
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
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Thrasher, Willie	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Mitchell, Joni	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Moore, Yvonne	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jewitt, Don	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41

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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