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
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
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
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
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
The Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:35
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
The Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
The 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
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
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
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
The Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Len	Steal My Sunshine	You Can't Stop the Bum Rush	04:25
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
The Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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The Collectors - Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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Kilt - Kilt

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Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Craig Ruhnke - Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

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Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Plan Nine - I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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222's - La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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Robert Maciag - I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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The Munks - Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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The Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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Len - You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie

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The Bureaucrats - Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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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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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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