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
Saxton, Mary Take My Heart Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Chokolit Affair Don't Touch My Funk Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Murray, Anne Shadows in the Moonlight New Kind of Feeling
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Cornell, Jack Like the Clouds Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Spirit of the West Save This House Save This House
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Thrasher, Willie Wolves Don't Live By The Rules Spirit Child
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
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)
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Club Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Rock, Jenny Mal Mal b/w Voyage entre nuit et clarté
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Subhumans Oh Canaduh Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Myers, Debbie Strong Enough to Bend Strong Enough to Bend
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
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
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity

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