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
Subhumans	No Productivity	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:08
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
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
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Mashmakhan	As The Years Go By	As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)	03:04
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Bernie LaBarge	Can't Hold On Forever	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:24
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Bernie LaBarge	Annie	Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie	03:52
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Etulu Etidlouie	Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:42
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
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
The Ugly Ducklings	Just In Case You Wonder	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:28
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Etulu Etidlouie	Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:56
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
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
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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