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
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
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
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)
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Broad Daylight Wild West (EP)
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
April Wine I Like To Rock Harder Faster
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Yesterday’s Dreams Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Dishrags Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) Past Is Past (EP)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Twitch Things Things b/w Pick Up Is Illegal on 401
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Rabble You Come on Too Strong You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Doug And The Slugs The Move Too Bad b/w The Move
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Genèse Je crois en moi L'amour au soleil b/w Je crois en moi
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
D.O.A. Woke Up Screaming Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Mendelson Joe The Canada Song No Trespassing b/w The Canada Song
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Toulouse Toulouse What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
LaBarge, Bernie Annie Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
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)
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else

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