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
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
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
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
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
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
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
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
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
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
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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