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
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
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
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Spoons	My Job	After the Institution b/w My Job	03:14
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Stompin' Connors Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38

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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