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
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Thrasher, Willie	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
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
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Leyrac, Monique	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Elan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Garnett, Gale	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Phollop Willing P.A.	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Hemsworth, Wade	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Gayle, Otis	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Moore, Yvonne	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Obomsawin, Alanis	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
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
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Jones, Mike Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
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
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Etidlouie, Etulu	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17

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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