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
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
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
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
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
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
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
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Doug And The Slugs - Too Bad b/w The Move

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