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
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
The Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
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
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
The Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
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
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55

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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