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
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
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
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
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
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
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
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Stompin' Connors Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
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
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18

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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