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
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
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
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
The Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
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
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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