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
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
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
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
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
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
The Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
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
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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