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
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Thomas, Ian Hold On The Runner
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
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)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Joli, France Let Go Come to Me // Let Go
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
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)
Crack of Dawn Mind Wrecker The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mitchell, Joni Big Yellow Taxi Big Yellow Taxi b/w Rainy Night House (picture sleeve)
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
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
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)
Kilt Dream of Death - Forfar Hunt Kilt
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
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
Saxton, Mary Sad Eyes Sad Eyes b/w Take My Heart
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
April Wine Say Hello Harder Faster
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The On The Beach On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Kings Switchin` Switchin'
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Tallmud, Les Un Autre Ami Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
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
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Elan Penticton Peaches Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)

Comments

No Comments