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
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Elan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Ocean	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
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
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Farraway, Craig	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
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
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Elan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
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
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Murray, Anne-Marie	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Moore, Yvonne	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Maciag, Robert	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Telfer, Jay	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	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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