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	03:48
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
The Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
The Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:15
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Mary Saxton - Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

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Mary Saxton - Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

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The Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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The Collectors - Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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Kilt - Kilt

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Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Craig Ruhnke - Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

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Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Plan Nine - I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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222's - La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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Robert Maciag - I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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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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Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

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