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
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Copperpenny Boogie Woogie Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
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
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Evolution Expantion Blow Up Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) 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
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi

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