MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

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
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Alden Diehl Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Bernie LaBarge Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Mike Jones Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Ian & Sylvia Tyson Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Joni Mitchell Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Lisa Lougheed Run With Us Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Bob Williams I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Bruce Cockburn Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Ron Baumber Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Ian Thomas Long Long Way Long Long Way
Rush Tom Sawyer Moving Pictures
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love
France Joli Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mary Saxton Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Don Jewitt Northern Wind Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
Roots Earth And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rush The Trees Hemispheres
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)
Jerry Doucette Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ocean Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder.....Faster
Bernie LaBarge It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Élan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Bernie LaBarge Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Willie Thrasher Spirit Child Spirit Child
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sue Hansen Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etulu Etidlouie Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Don Jewitt Turn Down the Roses Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jerry Doucette Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Bruce Cockburn If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Otis Gayle Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Stompin' Tom Connors I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
The Reaction On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Les Tallmud Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Ray St. Germain Metis ST
Monique Leyrac Mon pays Mon pays
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream

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Boys Brigade - ST

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Collingwood → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Gruesomes - Hey!

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sloan - Underwhelmed (promo)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Lady - You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Hometown Band - Flying

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

Nelson, British Columbia → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

Etobicoke, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Kings - Switchin'

Vancouver, British Columbia; Oakville, Ontario

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Charlie Russell - The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II

South Nelson, Miramichi → Woodstock, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers - Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool

Cheraw, South Carolina, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → Durham, North Carolina, 🇺🇸

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Fyre - David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges

Barrie, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights - That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Rush - Moving Pictures

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Genetic Control - First Impressions (EP)

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Rush - Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - Hemispheres

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - A Farewell to Kings

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rush - Fly By Night

Willowdale, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sidewinders (1) - Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery

Zweibrücken, West Germany → Stoney Creek → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

Montréal, Québec → Hamilton → Toronto, Ontario → Vancouver → Tsawwassen, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

Hamilton, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand

London→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Bob Williams - I'm Alright

Montego Bay, Jamaica → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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April Wine - Harder.....Faster

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Don Jewitt - Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses

Thunder Bay, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

Boys Brigade

Hey!

The Hockey Theme

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