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
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Thomas, Ian The Runner The Runner
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
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)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Mighty Pope Heaven on the Seventh Floor Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mitchell, Joni You turn Me On, I'm a Radio You turn Me On, I'm a Radio b/w Urge for Going (picture sleeve) (promo)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
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)
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child

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