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
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
The Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
The Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
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
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Dick Damron	Rockin' Baby	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	01:26
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
Jerry Doucette	Down The Road	Mama Let Him Play	03:35
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Jean Leloup	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié	03:19
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:15
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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