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
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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)
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)
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
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 Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
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)
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
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink

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