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
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
The Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
The Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
The Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
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
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
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
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Bruce Cockburn	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
The Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Mary Saxton - Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

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Mary Saxton - Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

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The Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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The Collectors - Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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Kilt - Kilt

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Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Craig Ruhnke - Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

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Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Plan Nine - I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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222's - La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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Robert Maciag - I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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The Munks - Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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The Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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Len - You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie

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The Bureaucrats - Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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Boys Brigade - ST

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

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