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
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
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)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Spencer, Eddie 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)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
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)
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson

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