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	Bad Manners	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:05
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
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Eddie Spencer	If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)	02:48
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Mike Jones Group	Each and Every Day	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:18
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Pelicans	Pelicans	Pelicans b/w New Wave	02:50
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
The Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Willie Thrasher	Wolves Don't Live By The Rules	Spirit Child	02:16
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Witness Inc.	Another Side Of Her	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:42
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
The Ugly Ducklings	I Can Tell	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	03:21
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Sphex	Time	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:49
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Otis Gayle	We All Need Love	Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love	03:43
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
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
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
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
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Minotaur	Burner	Burner b/w Witch-Hunt	03:24
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Robert Maciag	You Make Me Feel So Good	I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good	03:12
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
April Wine	I Like To Rock	Harder.....Faster	04:22
Don Norman & the Other Four	Low Man	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	02:15
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
The Bed Time Story	Feel the Sun	Got to Find Someone (A Day in the Life of Steven Truscott) b/w Feel the Sun	02:21
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	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
Slow	Black Is Black	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:57
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ullulimat (I Think of You Always)	People Of The Ice	01:43
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Rock and Roll Bitches	Welders Song	Wild West (EP)	02:34
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Spirit of the West	Save This House	Save This House	02:55
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Ian & Sylvia Tyson	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Boys Brigade - ST

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Jolly Tambourine Man - Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka

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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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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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