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
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Reaction, The	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Dobson, Bonnie	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Thrasher, Willie	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Jewitt, Don	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Hodgins, Marie	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Cornell, Jack	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Jones, Mike Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Thomas, Ian	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Myers, Debbie	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Basso, Guido	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
LaBarge, Bernie	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
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
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Leyrac, Monique	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Obomsawin, Alanis	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Spencer, Eddie	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Etidlouie, Etulu	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56

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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