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
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
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
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
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
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29

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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