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
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
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
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
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
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
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
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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