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
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
The Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
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
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Len	Steal My Sunshine	You Can't Stop the Bum Rush	04:25
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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