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
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
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
The 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
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
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
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

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The Bed Time Story - Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun

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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