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
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
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
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43

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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