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
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
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
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
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
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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