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
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
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
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
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
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
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
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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