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
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice

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