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
Anne Murray	Snowbird	This Way Is My Way	02:12
Stompin' Tom Connors	Sudbury Saturday Night	Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail	02:25
Subhumans	Death to the Sickoids	Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh	01:59
Jenny Rock	Mal	Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté	02:33
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
Prism	Spaceship Superstar	ST	04:06
Pierre Perpall	World Invaders	Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders	06:44
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Rock and Roll Bitches	Broad Daylight	Wild West (EP)	01:27
Clint Ryan	Build Myself Around You	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	03:20
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Spoons	After the Institution	After the Institution b/w My Job	02:49
Rush	The Trees	The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)	04:44
Crack of Dawn	Mind Wrecker	The Key b/w Mind Wrecker	02:32
George Olliver	Shine	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:13
Russ Little	I Want to Make it With You (David Gates)	Deeper and Deeper	02:46
Jolly Tambourine Man	Apple Strudle Man	Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka	03:46
Bum	Wedding Day	A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day	02:44
Northern Pikes	Teenland	Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)	04:01
Modern Minds	It's Gone	Theresa's World (EP)	02:03
Mantra	Stay	Stay b/w San Francisco Morning	02:57
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Jack Cornell	Like the Clouds	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	03:27
Trooper	The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car	Two For The Show	03:00
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
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
Clint Ryan	It Hurts to be Lonely	It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You	02:40
Seeds of Time	Muskrat Rumble	My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)	02:48
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
Sidewinders (1)	Put The Blame On Me	Put The Blame On Me b/w Cryin' Heartache Misery	03:02
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Jerry Doucette	Nobody	The Deuce is Loose	03:29
Dick Damron	Gonna Have a Party	Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby	02:02
Partland Brothers	Soul City	Electric Honey	03:52
Guess Who	One Day	Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)	02:07
49th Parallel	Citizen Freak	She Says b/w Citizen Freak	01:40
Stiffs	Fuck You	Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp	02:23
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Captain Tractor	The Last Saskatchewan Pirate	East of Edson	04:10
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
Genetic Control	Brave New World	First Impressions (EP)	01:26
D.O.A.	Nazi Training Camp	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	01:50
Les Tallmud	Avoir Raison	Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami	02:15
Bells	Moody Manitoba Morning	Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning	03:15
Monique Leyrac	Mon pays	Mon pays	03:11
Poppy Family	Which Way You Goin' Billy?	Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)	03:24
Twitch	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn)	Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk	02:58
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Élan	Days Gone By	Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)	02:28
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:56
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Teenage Head	Picture My Face	Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)	02:57
Rabble	Golden Girl	You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl	02:04
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	04:43
A Passing Fancy	A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:37
Alanis Obomsawin	NBAW (Hush - Sleep)	Indian Songs	02:14
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
The Reaction	Waiting In Line	East End Rockers	04:51
Immortals	The Ultimate Warlord	The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)	06:30
Twitch	Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	02:40
Charlie Russell	The Bricklin II	The Bricklin b/w The Bricklin II	02:59
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
Checkerlads	Baby Send For Me	Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)	02:11
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Ocean	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Stags	You Know He Did	Guess Who b/w You Know He Did	02:37
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes	Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart	03:05
Rudy Hayden (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys	Blue Steel	Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel	03:00
D.O.A.	Woke Up Screaming	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:52
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Gale Garnett	We'll Sing in the Sunshine	My Kind of Folk Songs	02:59
Plan Nine	I Ain't No Robot	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	02:36
Gypsy	The Market	Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market	02:30
Dundas	Can't You Hear Me	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	06:01
Spy's	Underground	Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)	03:18
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
The Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Bernie LaBarge	It's Real	Dream Away b/w It's Real	03:43
Copperpenny	Boogie Woogie	Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne	03:27
Anne Murray	I Just Fall in Love Again	New Kind of Feeling	02:49
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Don Norman & the Other Four	Mustang Sally	Low Man b/w Mustang Sally	03:22
Stiffs	No Money	The Stiffs	01:26
VLA (Vincent V.)	We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix)	I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go	06:17
Stompin' Tom Connors	Canada Day Up Canada Way	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	02:37

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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Jury - Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?

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Reign Ghost - Long Day Journey b/w Parable

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