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
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
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
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34

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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