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
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
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
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
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
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43

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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