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
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
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)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (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
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
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)
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
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
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love

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