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
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
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
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
The 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
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Joni Mitchell	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
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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The Gruesomes - Hey!

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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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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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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