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	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
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
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
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
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
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
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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