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
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
The Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Ashley MacIsaac	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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