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
Chokolit Affair	Don't Touch My Funk	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	02:42
Stompin' Connors Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Suspects	Raining Over France	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	02:55
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Stompin' Connors Tom	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
Tim Hus	Hurtin’ Albertan	Huskies & Huskvarnas	08:07
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
Ian Tyson & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Sugluk	Fall Away	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:49
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
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
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Jury	Who Dat?	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:15
Kilt	Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow	Kilt	03:34
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
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
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
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Private School	Fuck You	Lost in Action (EP)	01:40
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Otis Gayle	Sexy Eyes	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	04:12
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Viletones	Rebel	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:09
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Genetic Control	Urban Cowboy	First Impressions (EP)	02:44

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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