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
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
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
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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