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	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Gayle, Otis	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Connors, Stompin' Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Thomas, Ian	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
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
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:55
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Murray, Anne	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Mitchell, Joni	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Saxton, Mary	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Thrasher, Willie	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
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
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
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
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39

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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