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
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
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
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
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
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
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
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
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
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
The Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
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
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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

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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