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
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
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
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)

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