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
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
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
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
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
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Baumber, Ron	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Obomsawin, Alanis	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
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
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Hodgins, Marie	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Cockburn, Bruce	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Basso, Guido	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Basso, Guido	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Ocean	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44

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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