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
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
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
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
The 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
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
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
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
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
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
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
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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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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