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
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
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)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
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)
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
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
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)

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