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
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Trooper	Santa Maria	Two For The Show	02:56
Suspects	Over Exposed	Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France	04:29
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Spy's	Machine Shop	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	02:35
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	King Size	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:12
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Rabble	You Come on Too Strong	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:18
Reign Ghost	Parable	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	02:13
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Bum	A Promise Is A Promise	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:02
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Lisa Lougheed	Hold Back Tomorrow	Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow	04:18
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Media	Endless Dream	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	03:19
Bruce Cockburn	If a Tree Falls	If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift	05:44
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Sloan	Underwhelmed (LP Version)	Underwhelmed (promo)	04:46
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
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
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened To The Love	03:04
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Wade Hemsworth	The Blackfly Song	Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods	03:03
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
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28

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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