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
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
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
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
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
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Bruce Cockburn	The Gift	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	06:06
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Bruce Cockburn	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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