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
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
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
The Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Etulu Etidlouie	Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:51
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
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
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Craig Farraway	After All	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	04:18
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Ian Thomas	The Runner	The Runner	03:24
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
The Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:35
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
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
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Fyre	David's Song	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:03
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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