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
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
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
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
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
Thrasher, Willie	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
LaBarge, Bernie	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
LaBarge, Bernie	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Jones, Mike Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Woods, Mike	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Murray, Anne	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Damron, Dick	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Obomsawin, Alanis	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Hansen, Sue	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Perpall, Pierre	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Cornell, Jack	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Williams, Bob	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:55
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Gerber, Alan	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Maciag, Robert	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Olliver, George	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Rock, Jenny	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Murray, Anne	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Joli, France	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Etidlouie, Etulu	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Gayle, Otis	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Thrasher, Willie	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Jannetta, Patti	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Hus, Tim	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Mitchell, Joni	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Norman, Don & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Telfer, Jay	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Williams, Rod & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
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
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Reaction, The	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Doucette, Jerry	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Cockburn, Bruce	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Cohen, Leonard	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Hewitt, Winston	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Mitchell, Joni	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
Jannetta, Patti	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Thomas, Ian	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Scammel, Arthur R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Hawkins, Ronnie	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	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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