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
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	02:41
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
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
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Copperpenny	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
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
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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The Haunted - 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning

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Len - You Can't Stop the Bum Rush

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Maurice & The Clichés - C'est la vie

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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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