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
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
The Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:32
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
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
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
The Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
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
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
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
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
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
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Len	Steal My Sunshine	You Can't Stop the Bum Rush	04:25
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
The Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24

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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