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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
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)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away

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