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
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Dundas Bloodshot in Your Eyes Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
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
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Moore, Yvonne Hit & Run Lover Hit & Run Lover
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
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)
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse

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