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
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
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)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Leyrac, Monique L'hiver Mon pays
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Crystal Castles Air War Alice Practice
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version

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