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
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
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
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
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
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Joni Mitchell	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Boys Brigade - ST

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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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