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
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
The Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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