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
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Ashley MacIsaac	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
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
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
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
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
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
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16

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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