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
Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	03:50
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	Sweet Sweet Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:59
Ms. Dolly Gilmore	No Man Like My Man	No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man	06:42
Viletones	Possibilities	Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel	02:32
Marie Hodgins	Yesterday’s Dreams	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	02:38
Bruce Cockburn	Tokyo	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	03:30
Mushroom Band	Don't Come Down	Don't Come Down b/w Nobody	02:40
Ronnie Hawkins	Bo Didley	Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love	02:56
Plan Nine	Go	I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)	03:03
D.O.A.	Royal Police	Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)	02:14
Jack Cornell	Happy Dreamer	Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds	04:01
Toulouse	Toulouse	What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse	04:31
George Olliver	I May Never Get to See You Again	I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine	03:38
M.G. & the Escorts	It’s Too Late	A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late	02:19
Bruce Cockburn	Sahara Gold	Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold	04:34
Evolution Expantion	Blues Finding	Blow Up b/w Blues Finding	03:16
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Kilt	The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe	Kilt	02:44
Doug And The Slugs	Too Bad	Too Bad b/w The Move	03:50
Trooper	Oh, Pretty Lady	Knock 'em Dead Kid	04:36
Dishrags	Past Is Past	Past Is Past (EP)	02:24
Willie Thrasher	Silent Inuit	Spirit Child	04:36
Punkin Machine	I Need You Tonight	I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight	05:38
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home)	People Of The Ice	02:36
Joni Mitchell	Urge for Going	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	05:04
Boys Brigade	The Passion Of Love	ST	03:40
Crystal Castles	Air War	Alice Practice	02:24
Stompin' Tom Connors	I Am the Wind	Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind	03:35
Kilt	Come on Eileen	Kilt	03:16
Gratitude	We are Here to Party	Loving You // We Are Here To Party	06:17
Alden Diehl	Fight On (Summer)	Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)	02:43
Kilt	Dylan's Ghost	Kilt	02:23
Tiaras	Surprise!	Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!	02:25
The Hometown Band	I'm Ready	Flying	03:36
Midnight Angels	I'm Sufferin'	I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)	01:58
Mendelson Joe	Oh Travene	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	03:41
Pointed Sticks	Somebody's Mom	What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom	01:38
Mary Saxton	Losing Control	Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die	02:04
Kilt	Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs	Kilt	03:33
Monique Leyrac	Tout mais pas ca	Mon pays	01:56
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
Dishrags	Tormented	Past Is Past (EP)	01:06
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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Try a Little Harder	Let Them In	02:42
Gruesomes	Hey!	Hey!	01:49
Pursuit of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	04:24
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
Skarecrow	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque	(We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)	03:18
Kilt	I Was Made for Loving You	Kilt	03:19
Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On I'm a Radio	Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)	02:39
Rough Trade	Fashion Victim	Avoid Freud	04:06
Subhumans	Firing Squad	Firing Squad b/w No Productivity	03:07
Martha And The Muffins	Echo Beach	Metro Music	03:37
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Thrills	Party Inside My Mind	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:38
Bruce Cockburn	Incandescent Blue	Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue	04:38
Genetic Control	1984	First Impressions (EP)	01:36
Sikumiut (People of the Ice)	Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun)	People Of The Ice	02:53
Ian Thomas	Hold On	The Runner	03:44
Mendelson Joe	Growing Pain	Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain	02:35
The Reaction	The Kid's Arrived	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	02:32
Ian Thomas	Pilot	Glider	05:11
Pursuit of Happiness	She's So Young	I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young	03:43
Genèse	Je crois en moi	L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi	02:34
Jay Telfer	Time Has Tied Me	Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One	03:39
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Etulu Etidlouie	Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend)	Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.	01:19
Anne Murray	Shadows in the Moonlight	New Kind of Feeling	03:31
Bonnie Dobson	Morning Dew	ST	03:20
Stiffs	Everyone Lies	The Stiffs	01:30
Pointed Sticks	Lies	Lies b/w I'm Numb	02:37
Twitch	Things	Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401	03:37
Haunted	1-2-5	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:27
Crystal Castles	Love and Caring	Alice Practice	02:18
49th Parallel	She Says	She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)	02:01
Don Jewitt	Northern Wind	Northern Wind b/w Turn Down the Roses	03:06
Haunted	Eight O'Clock This Morning	1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning	02:20
A Passing Fancy	I'm Losing Tonight	I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy	02:51
The Reaction	Trials In Error	East End Rockers	04:03
Rush	Freewill	Permanent Waves ("Dewey Defeats Truman", Coca Cola signs)	05:24
Trans-X	Living On Video	Living On Video	05:56
Bureaucrats	Feel the Pain	Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)	03:20
Power of Beckett	Back to Me	Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me	02:37
France Joli	Playboy	Come to Me // Let Go	08:02
La Révolution Française	Québecois	Québecois	04:46
Arthur Scammel R.	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2	01:56
Triton Warrior	Satan's Train	Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train	04:08
The Reaction	On The Beach	On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)	05:58
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Nothin' b/w I Can Tell	02:35
Dishrags	Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye)	Past Is Past (EP)	01:19
Phollop Willing P.A. (Phil Walling)	Orphan Baby	Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues	04:42
M.G. & the Escorts	Remembering	Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering	02:33
Dundas	Bloodshot in Your Eyes	Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me	02:43
Nomeansno	Oh Canaduh	Oh Canaduh b/w New Age	01:59
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
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Marie Hodgins	Dance For The Sun God	Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God	01:50
Kilt	South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel	Kilt	02:46
Thrills	Telephone	Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone	03:57

MOCM Top 1000 Canadian Singles

Tracks

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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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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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