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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye 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
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
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
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)

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