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
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
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)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
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
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
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)
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks

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