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
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Winter) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
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
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
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)
Thomas, Ian Time is the Keeper Glider
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Ms. Dolly Gilmore Sweet Sweet Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
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)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Jolly Tambourine Man Apple Strudle Man Apple Strudle Man b/w Sweater In Sri Lanka
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey

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