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
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
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Reaction, The	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Reaction, The	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Jackson, Shawne	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Thomas, Ian	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Leyrac, Monique	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Ocean	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
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
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Obomsawin, Alanis	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Murray, Anne	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Elan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Cockburn, Bruce	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Hansen, Sue	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Mitchell, Joni	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Little, Russ	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Leloup, Jean	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Elan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Thrasher, Willie	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Cockburn, Bruce	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
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
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Thomas, Ian	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Reaction, The	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Ryan, Clint	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Ashby, Jim	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
Richardson, Ron	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
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

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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