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
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Oster, Al	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Oster, Al	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Joli, France	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Cockburn, Bruce	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
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
Jones, Mike Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Fringe, The	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Thomas, Ian	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Damron, Dick	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Phollop Willing P.A.	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Obomsawin, Alanis	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Cockburn, Bruce	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Joli, France	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Cockburn, Bruce	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
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
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Moore, Yvonne	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Connors, Stompin' Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Phollop Willing P.A.	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Joli, France	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:55
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Hawkins, Ronnie	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Tallmud, Les	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
LaBarge, Bernie	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Diehl, Alden	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Connors, Stompin' Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Obomsawin, Alanis	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Farraway, Craig	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder Faster	04:22
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
Doucette, Jerry	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Elan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51

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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