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.

95

128

Ashley MacIsaac The Devil in the Kitchen clear blue vinyl

105

Subhumans Death to the Sickoids flip

131

Viletones - Screaming Fist

159

Tim Hus - Huskies & Husqvarnas

160

Tim Hus - Huskies & Husqvarnas - liner notes

161

Captain Tractor - East of Edson

190

The Reaction - On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived

191

Reaction

218

Arthur Scammel - Squid Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

219

Arthur Scammel - Squid Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2

239

Bureacrats - Feel the Pain b/w Grown Up Age

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)

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