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
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
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
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Stompin' Connors Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
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
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
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
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
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
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36

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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