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
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Eddie Spencer	You're So Good to Me Baby	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:36
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Bruce Cockburn	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
The Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
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
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
The Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
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
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
The Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:35
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
The Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:32
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
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
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:15
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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The Immortals - The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)

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Mary Saxton - Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

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Mary Saxton - Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

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The Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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The Collectors - Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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Kilt - Kilt

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Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Craig Ruhnke - Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

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Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Plan Nine - I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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222's - La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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Robert Maciag - I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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The Munks - Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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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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