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
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
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
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
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
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
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
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling) - Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues

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Don Norman & the Other Four - Low Man b/w Mustang Sally

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Slow - I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)

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Private School - Lost in Action (EP)

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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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