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
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
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)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
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)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
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)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love

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