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
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
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
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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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

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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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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