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
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
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
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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

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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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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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