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
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57
M.G. & the Escorts	A Someday Fool	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:37
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Guido Basso	Anna’s Theme	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:47
Mike Jones Group	Funny Feeling	Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling	02:02
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Ray St. Germain	Metis	ST	03:39
Monique Leyrac	L'hiver	Mon pays	02:39
Seeds of Time	My Home Town	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:53
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Copperpenny	Get Away	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:17
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Stompin' Connors Tom	The Hockey Song	And the Hockey Song	02:14
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Jury	Please Forget Her	Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?	02:44
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	That's All Right	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:28
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
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
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Etulu Etidlouie	Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	02:27
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
Lady	Whatever Happened to the Love	You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love	02:41
France Joli	Let Go	Come to Me // Let Go	09:26
Fyre	New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges	03:42
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink	03:32
Secret V's	Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold	No Life Like It (EP)	02:33
Stumpwater	Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	04:06
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
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Stompin' Connors Tom	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37
Idle Eyes	Tokyo Rose	ST	03:51
Subhumans	Oh Canaduh	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	02:10
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
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich)	People Of The Ice	02:37
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
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
Ritchie Knight & the Mid-Knights	Work Song	That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)	02:14
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Mendelson Joe	The Canada Song	No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song	03:14
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Alan Gerber	Tied On	Tied On b/w Tied On	03:24
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Rush	Tom Sawyer	Moving Pictures	04:36
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Shawne Jackson	Just as Bad as You	Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man	02:33
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let Them In	Let Them In	02:33
Alanis Obomsawin	Shibi (River of Dreams)	Indian Songs	02:07
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
Mike Woods	Alberta	Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)	03:49
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Jack J	Looking Forward to You	Looking Forward to You	08:08
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back)	People Of The Ice	03:14
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ian Tyson & Sylvia	Early Morning Rain	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:52
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Doug And The Slugs	The Move	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:47
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
Willie Thrasher	Spirit Child	Spirit Child	04:05
Collectors	Lydia Purple	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	02:48
Stompin' Connors Tom	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
LOI (Lois Ramdeen)	When I Feel The Need For Love	When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact	06:33
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Gentle Touch	Visitors Parking Only	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:45
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Stiffs	Homesick	The Stiffs	01:02
Mighty Pope	Heaven on the Seventh Floor	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	02:46
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy?

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