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
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
The Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
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
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
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
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
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
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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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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