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	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
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
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
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
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Mitchell, Joni	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Thrasher, Willie	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Thrasher, Willie	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Maciag, Robert	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15

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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