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
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
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
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Stompin' Connors Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
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
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
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
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
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

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