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
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
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)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)

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