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
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Ron Nigrini	For Someone on the Road	I'm Easy b/w For Someone on the Road	03:23
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
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
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Chilliwack	Lonesome Mary	Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'	03:04
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
The Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
The Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
The Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Len	Steal My Sunshine	You Can't Stop the Bum Rush	04:25
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
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
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36

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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