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
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Stompin' Connors Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
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
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
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
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
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
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Stompin' Connors Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Stompin' Connors Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
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
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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