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
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
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)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (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
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
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
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
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)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)

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