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
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away

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