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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Little, Russ	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
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
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Hemsworth, Wade	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
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
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
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
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Jewitt, Don	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Mitchell, Joni	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00

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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