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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
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)
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
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
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
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
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
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)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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