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	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:32
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
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	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Pointed Sticks	What Do You Want Me To Do?	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	02:27
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Chokolit Affair	Chokolit Groove	Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk	04:28
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:36
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Bruce Cockburn	Wondering Where the Lions Are	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:42
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Willie Dunn	I Pity The Country	I Pity The Country b/w The Carver	02:55
Copperpenny	Wine Song	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:04
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Anne Murray	Bidin' my time	This Way Is My Way	02:37
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Gratitude	Loving You	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:15
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
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
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Painted Ship	Frustration	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:57
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Etulu Etidlouie	Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:29
Rock and Roll Bitches	Someone Could Lose an Eye	Wild West (EP)	02:24
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Sue Hansen	Shut Up	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:00
Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Stiffs	Fuck You	The Stiffs	02:21
Triton Warrior	Sealed In a Grave	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:36
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Plan Nine	In Sympathy With Poland	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:08
Payola$	Eyes of a Stranger	No Stranger to Danger	04:57
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Lady	You're Still the One	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	03:04
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56

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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