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
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits)	Anna Marie	Anna Marie b/w Into the Night	03:54
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
The Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:32
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
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
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Joni Mitchell	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
The Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
The Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
The Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits)	Into the Night	Anna Marie b/w Into the Night	04:58
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
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
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Ron Nigrini - I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road

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Susan Jacks (Susan Pesklevits) - Anna Marie b/w Into the Night

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The Immortals - The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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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

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