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
Kilt Fisherman's Blues Kilt
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
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
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
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
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Copperpenny Where is the Answer Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Twitch Pick Up Is Illegal on 401 Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Stiffs 21st Century The Stiffs
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
L'infonie Come & Dance The OK LA! Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe Oh Travene Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Thrasher, Willie Forefathers Spirit Child
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami

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