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
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
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
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
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
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
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
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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