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
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
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
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
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
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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Bum - A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day

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Diodes - Released

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