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
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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)
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl

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