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
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
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
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) 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
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose

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