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
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
The Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Bells	Stay Awhile	Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom	03:26
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Want Me a Woman	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	01:59
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
Skarecrow	Oh Canada - Susie Que	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	02:50
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
The Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Mantra	San Francisco Morning	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	03:16
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Sugluk	Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:41
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Trooper	We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time)	Knock 'em Dead Kid	03:34
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
The Hometown Band	Flying	Flying	03:50
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
The Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
The Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:20
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:48

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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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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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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