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	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
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
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
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
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
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
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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