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
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Jewitt, Don	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
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
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Thrasher, Willie	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Leyrac, Monique	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
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
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
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
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Cohen, Leonard	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37

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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