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 Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
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
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
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
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
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
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
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
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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