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
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Jay Telfer	Suite One	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:06
France Joli	Come to Me	Come to Me // Let Go	07:12
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Ironhorse	What's Your Hurry Darlin'	Everything is Grey	04:30
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Rough Trade	Highschool Confidential	Avoid Freud	03:14
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Mike Woods	Working Together	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	02:57
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
Al Oster	Next Boat	Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock	02:46
Copperpenny	Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	05:12
Private School	Sci-Fi	Lost in Action (EP)	03:32
Rush	Circumstances	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	03:44
Stompin' Tom Connors	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
The Modern Minds	Theresa's World	Theresa's World (EP)	01:56
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Pluton and Humanoids	World Invaders	World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)	06:44
Painted Ship	I Told Those Little White Lies	Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies	02:39
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Mary Lou b/w No One Else	02:46
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Together	Let Them In	02:50
Len	Steal My Sunshine	You Can't Stop the Bum Rush	04:25
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
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
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part Two)	I'm Alright	03:43
Men Without Hats	The Safety Dance	The Safety Dance	04:38
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
The 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
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Motherlode	When I Die	When I Die	03:17
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Sue Hansen	Sucking Up to You	Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up	03:24
The Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind	Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)	02:43
The Fringe	Plastic People	Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown	02:12
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Helix	Billy Oxygen	Breaking Loose	04:23
Trooper	3 Dressed Up As A 9	Flying Colors	04:42
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
The Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Sugluk	Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	02:35
Checkerlads	Shake Yourself Down	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:41
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Painted Ship	And She Said Yes	Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes	02:35
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
The Modern Minds	Bungalow Rock	Theresa's World (EP)	01:42
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:48
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Kilt	Fisherman's Blues	Kilt	03:50
The Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Ian Thomas	Right Before Your Eyes	Calabash	03:15
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Willie Thrasher	Forefathers	Spirit Child	03:26
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Sugluk	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story)	Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)	05:25
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Rush	The Trees	Hemispheres	04:43
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
The Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age	03:20
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
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
Boys Brigade	The Passion of Love	ST	03:40
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Ron Baumber	Keep it On the Tracks	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	03:08
Genetic Control	Love Rat	First Impressions (EP)	02:04
Copperpenny	Where is the Answer	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	04:20
M.G. & the Escorts	Next to Nowhere	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:42
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Twitch	Spunk	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	03:27
k.d. lang	Friday Dance Promenade	Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)	02:28
k.d. lang	Rose Garden	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	03:19
Terry McManus	Carolyn (stereo)	Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)	02:40

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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Mary Saxton - Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart

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Mary Saxton - Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die

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The Modern Minds - Theresa's World (EP)

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The Collectors - Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)

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Kilt - Kilt

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Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'

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Craig Ruhnke - Give Me The Nightime b/w Give Me The Nightime (promo)

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Nomeansno - Oh Canaduh b/w New Age

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Plan Nine - I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)

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222's - La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)

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Robert Maciag - I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good

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Tim Hus - Huskies & Huskvarnas

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The Munks - Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head

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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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Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us b/w Hold Back Tomorrow

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