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
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
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)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (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)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
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)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
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)
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs

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