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
Bernie LaBarge	Dream Away	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:48
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Ian Thomas	Long Long Way	Long Long Way	05:00
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Bureaucrats	Grown Up Age	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:35
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
United Empire Loyalists	No, No, No	No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark	02:49
Sugluk	I Didn't Know	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	03:50
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Jerry Doucette	Mama Let Him Play	Mama Let Him Play	04:26
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Let's Get Together	Let Them In	02:04
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Diodes	Tired of Waking Up Tired	Released	02:54
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
Slow	I Broke The Circle	I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)	03:20
Stiffs	Dad's a Pig	The Stiffs	01:31
Power of Beckett	Lost Soul in Disillusion	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:03
Willie Thrasher	Eskimo Named Johnny	Spirit Child	02:41
Trooper	Two for the Show	Two For The Show	04:27
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play)	People Of The Ice	02:18
Kilt	Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt	Kilt	04:28
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Mary Saxton	Take My Heart	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	02:04
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
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
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Stumpwater	Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman	Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times	03:33
Élan	Teenage Party	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	01:35
Stiffs	21st Century	The Stiffs	02:18
Media	Girl I Want You	Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream	04:20
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
Don Jewitt	Turn Down the Roses	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	04:06
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks	02:52
Collectors	She (Will-O'-The Wind)	Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)	03:53
Midnight Angels	(I Wish) In the Moonlight	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	02:17
Mighty Pope	Tower of Strength	Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength	03:01
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	01:37
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Saga	On The Loose	On The Loose b/w Framed	04:12
Alanis Obomsawin	Nookum (Reflections of an Elder)	Indian Songs	01:48
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Craig Farraway	Wonder What She's Doing	After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing	03:34
Northern Haze	Qaina	ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq	03:23
Kings	Switchin`	Switchin'	02:22
Alanis Obomsawin	Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War)	Indian Songs	02:02
Evolution Expantion	Blow Up	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	02:39
Rock and Roll Bitches	Wild West	Wild West (EP)	02:46
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Kilt	Last Call	Kilt	00:33
Kilt	Wrecker's Den	Kilt	02:38
Debbie Myers	Strong Enough to Bend	Strong Enough to Bend	02:44
VLA (Vincent V.)	I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:46
Alanis Obomsawin	Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks)	Indian Songs	01:58
Witness Inc.	Visions of Vanessa	Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)	03:39
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Guess Who	Clock On The Wall	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	03:01
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey	Long Day Journey b/w Parable	03:14
Anne-Marie Murray	The Streets of Old St. John's	The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style	02:25
Joni Mitchell	Help Me	Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)	03:22
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Sugluk	Ballad of the Running Girl	Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy	02:11
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Winter)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:53
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Jayson Hoover (The Trials Of)	Baby I Love You	King Size b/w Baby I Love You	02:22
Copperpenny	Thinking of You	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	02:54
Ian Tyson & Sylvia	Four Strong Winds	Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)	03:29
Élan	Freedom Song	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:41
Ronnie Hawkins	Who Do You Love	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:41
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
April Wine	Say Hello	Harder.....Faster	02:59
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Mr. Fortune	Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool	02:43
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Bullrush	You've Sent Me Away	I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away	04:30
Crystal Castles	Dolls	Alice Practice	01:29
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Rush	Limelight	Moving Pictures	04:19
Sphex	Leaving This Crazy City	Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City	03:28
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Tiaras	Foolish Girl	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:34
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
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
Bruce Cockburn	If I Had a Rocket Launcher	If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet	04:58
Gentle Touch	One Way Ride	Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)	02:46

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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