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
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Ian Tyson & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
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
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Stompin' Connors Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Ashley MacIsaac	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
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
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
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
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
The Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

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Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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