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
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
The Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
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
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
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
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
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
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
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
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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