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
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
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
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Joni Mitchell	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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