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
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
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
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
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
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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