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
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Cockburn, Bruce	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Thomas, Ian	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Telfer, Jay	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Basso, Guido	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Doucette, Jerry	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
McManus, Terry	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Etidlouie, Etulu	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Ryan, Clint	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Dunn, Willie	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Woods, Mike	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
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
Spencer, Eddie	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Olliver, George	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
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
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
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
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Cockburn, Bruce	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Little, Russ	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Baumber, Ron	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47

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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