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.

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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
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
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
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
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)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
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
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak

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