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
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Phollop Willing P.A.	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Jones, Mike Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
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
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
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
Leyrac, Monique	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Saxton, Mary	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Underworld	Bound	Go Away b/w Bound	03:15
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
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
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Basso, Guido	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
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
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Elan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
lang, k.d.	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Leyrac, Monique	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
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
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Tallmud, Les	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
LaBarge, Bernie	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26

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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