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
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
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
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

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Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

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