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
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Joni Mitchell	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio	You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)	02:40
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Ian Tyson & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Stompin' Connors Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Nite Life	What's On Your Mind	What's On Your Mind b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)	03:46
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Ashley MacIsaac	The Devil in the Kitchen	The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)	02:26
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
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
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
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
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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