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
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
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
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
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
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
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
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
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
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
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
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
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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