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
Haunted 1-2-5 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
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
Thomas, Ian Long Long Way Long Long Way
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
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 Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Partland Brothers Soul City Electric Honey
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance The Safety Dance
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Spencer, Eddie You're So Good to Me Baby You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Fyre New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
L'infonie I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel Come & Dance The OK LA! b/w I've Lost 15 Cents in the Cold Nose of a Bronzed Angel
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Murray, Anne Bidin' my time This Way Is My Way
Genetic Control Love Rat First Impressions (EP)
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Toulouse What Would My Mama Say What Would My Mama Say b/w Toulouse
A Passing Fancy A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Stiffs Fuck You Last Call, Vancouver Independent Music 1977-1988 comp
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)
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Klaatu Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft 3:47 EST
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Doug And The Slugs Too Bad Too Bad b/w The Move
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Thrills Telephone Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Stiffs No Money The Stiffs
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Crystal Castles Alice Practice Alice Practice
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Cockburn, Bruce If a Tree Falls If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Murray, Anne Snowbird This Way Is My Way
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Lady You're Still the One You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love

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