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
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
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
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
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
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
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
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
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
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
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
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
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
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
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35

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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