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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
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
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
The 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
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Ashley MacIsaac	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
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

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The Hometown Band - Flying

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

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Kings - Switchin'

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Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

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Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

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Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Rush - Moving Pictures

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Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

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Rush - Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

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Rush - Hemispheres

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Rush - A Farewell to Kings

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Rush - Fly By Night

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Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

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Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

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Bob Williams - I'm Alright

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Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

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April Wine - Harder.....Faster

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Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

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Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

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Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

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Diodes - Released

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