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
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
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
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
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
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
The Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:35
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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The Munks - Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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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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