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
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
The Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
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
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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