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
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
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
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
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
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
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
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
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
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
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
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27

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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