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
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (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)
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Secret V's Waiting for the Drugs to Take Hold No Life Like It (EP)
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
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
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day 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
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Tiaras Surprise! Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Sugluk Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Doucette, Jerry Nobody The Deuce is Loose
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)

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