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
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
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	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
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
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
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
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
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
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
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

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

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Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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