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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
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
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Ian Tyson & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Stompin' Connors Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
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
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
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
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Checkerlads - Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)

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Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

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Diodes - Released

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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

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Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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