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
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Joni Mitchell	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	Body Contact	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	05:24
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
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
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
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
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
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
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
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
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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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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