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
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Monique Leyrac	Pendant que	Mon pays	03:26
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
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
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
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
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
L'infonie	Come & Dance The OK LA!	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	03:04
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Minotaur	Witch-Hunt	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	04:19
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
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	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
L'infonie	I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel	02:00
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Private School	I Wanna Know	Lost in Action (EP)	02:30
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Demics	New York City	New York City b/w Blue Boy	04:32
Rush	The Spirit of Radio	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	04:59
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
Bed Time Story	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott)	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	03:00
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Spirit of the West	The Rocks at Thieves Bay	ST	04:56

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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