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
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Baumber, Ron	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Spencer, Eddie	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Maciag, Robert	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
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
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Mitchell, Joni	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

FEATURED

Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Gentle Touch - Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Demics - New York City b/w Blue Boy

FEATURED

Reaction, The - East End Rockers

FEATURED

Trooper - Knock 'em Dead Kid

FEATURED

Williams, Bob - I'm Alright

FEATURED

Mantra - Stay b/w San Francisco Morning

FEATURED

Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

FEATURED

Mighty Pope - Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength

FEATURED

Cockburn, Bruce - If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet

FEATURED

Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

FEATURED

Thomas, Ian - The Runner

FEATURED

Mingles - I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight

FEATURED

Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq

Loverboy - Get Lucky

FEATURED

Little, Russ - Deeper and Deeper

FEATURED

St. Germain, Ray - ST

FEATURED

Hometown Band - Flying

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy

FEATURED

49th Parallel - She Says b/w Citizen Freak

FEATURED

Trooper - Two For The Show

FEATURED

Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

FEATURED

Prism - ST

FEATURED

Expedition to Earth - Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time

FEATURED

Leloup, Jean - L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié

FEATURED

Jones, Mike Group - Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling

FEATURED

Dunn, Willie - I Pity The Country b/w The Carver

Tracks

Comments