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
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Al Oster	Midnight Sun Rock	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	01:47
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Bruce Cockburn	Lovers in a Dangerous Time	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:07
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
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Mingles	No Train Tonight	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	02:28
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Gypsy	Hooked on a Memory	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	03:23
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)	02:15
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
The Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:35
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
The Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Sidewinders (1)	Cryin' Heartache Misery	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:08
Yvonne Moore	Hit & Run Lover	Hit & Run Lover	00:17
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Patti Jannetta	Rules of Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:46
Private School	Money Guns and Power	Lost in Action (EP)	03:12
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Underworld	Bound	Bound b/w Go Away	03:15
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Underworld	Go Away	Bound b/w Go Away	02:49
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Painted Ship	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld)	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:54
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
222's	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll)	La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)	02:42
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	02:02
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Kilt	The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe	Kilt	03:18
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Klaatu	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	3:47 EST	07:17
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Bruce Cockburn	Rainfall	Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall	03:50
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Joni Mitchell	Just Like This Train	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	04:24
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
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
Viletones	Screaming Fist	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:04
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
The Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Les Tallmud	Un Autre Ami	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:41
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Teenage Head - Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)

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