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
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
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
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
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
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Spencer, Eddie	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Thrasher, Willie	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Doucette, Jerry	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
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
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
St. Germain, Ray	Metis	ST	03:39
lang, k.d.	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28

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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