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
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Leonard Cohen	Suzanne	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:50
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	03:24
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
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
Élan	Penticton Peaches	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:13
Maurice & The Clichés	It's All Talk	C'est la vie	03:18
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
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
Expedition to Earth	Time Time Time	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:55
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Copperpenny	You're Still the One	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:29
Mingles	I'm Gonna Miss You	I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight	03:17
Alanis Obomsawin	Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens)	Indian Songs	00:57
Stiffs	Oh Canaduh	The Stiffs	02:40
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
Rush	Closer to the Heart	A Farewell to Kings	02:56
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Pelicans	New Wave	Pelicans b/w New Wave	01:53
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
Copperpenny	Taking My Heart	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:16
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Rush	Fly by Night	Fly By Night	03:22
Jim Ashby	Speed City (Acid Rock)	Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City	02:44
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth	Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time	02:31
Bruce Cockburn	Maybe the Poet	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:53
Leonard Cohen	The Partisan	Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)	03:24
Ian Thomas	Time is the Keeper	Glider	04:14
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
France Joli	Baby Don't Stop Dancing	Come to Me // Let Go	07:50
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	02:03
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Chilliwack	Ridin'	Lonesome Mary b/w Ridin'	03:02
Crack of Dawn	The Key	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:50
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Sugluk	Little Boy	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:43
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Kings	This Beat Goes On - Switchin'	Switchin'	06:17
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
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
Ian Thomas	Painted Ladies	ST	03:31
D.O.A.	Disco Sucks	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:39
Crystal Castles	Alice Practice	Alice Practice	02:12
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:48
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
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Bob Williams	I'm Alright (Part One)	I'm Alright	03:57
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
United Empire Loyalists	Afraid of the Dark	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	01:59
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Bullrush	I Want To Be Set Free	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	03:14
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Sea Cruise Blues	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	05:32
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
k.d. lang	High Time for a Detour	Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)	04:06
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Patti Jannetta	Don't You Want My Love	Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love	03:26
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Pointed Sticks	I'm Numb	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:11
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Guido Basso	Megantic Outlaw	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:37
Plan Nine	Fatal Femme	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:20
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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