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
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
The Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
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
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
The Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
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
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14

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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