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
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
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
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Bruce Cockburn	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
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
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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