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
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
lang, k.d. Friday Dance Promenade Friday Dance Promenade b/w Damned Old Dog (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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