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
Baumber, Ron Duncan and the Devil Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Joli, France Come to Me Come to Me // Let Go
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
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)
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Triton Warrior Satan's Train Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Back to Me Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Leloup, Jean L'Amour Est Sans Pitié L'Amour Est Sans Pitié b/w L'Amour Est Sans Pitié
Modern Minds It's Gone Theresa's World (EP)
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
M.G. & the Escorts Next to Nowhere Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Doucette, Jerry Mama Let Him Play Mama Let Him Play
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Ashby, Jim Speed City (Acid Rock) Speed City (Acid Rock) b/w Speed City
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
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)
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
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
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
MacIsaac, Ashley The Devil in the Kitchen The Devil in the Kitchen b/w What an Idiot He Is (featuring Jale) (picture sleeve, clear blue vinyl)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)

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