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
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
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
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Telfer, Jay	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Leloup, Jean	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
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
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
lang, k.d.	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55

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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