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
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
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
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
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
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07

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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