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
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Lisa Lougheed	Run With Us	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:28
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
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
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Ashley MacIsaac	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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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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