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
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
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
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
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
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
The Reaction	Get The Rods Out	East End Rockers	03:32
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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The Bureaucrats - Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age

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

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Jerry Doucette - The Deuce is Loose

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Jerry Doucette - Mama Let Him Play

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Spoons - After the Institution b/w My Job

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Boys Brigade - ST

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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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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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