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 Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Leyrac, Monique Tout mais pas ca Mon pays
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Sugluk Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Little, Russ Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little) Deeper and Deeper
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
Kilt Come on Eileen Kilt
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Bureaucrats Feel the Pain Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
Gypsy Hooked on a Memory Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Perpall, Pierre World Invaders Pluton and Humanoids - World Invaders
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Immortals The Ultimate Warlord The Ultimate Warlord // Warlord (Part II)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Woods, Mike Working Together Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Mingles I'm Gonna Miss You I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Bells Stay Awhile Stay Awhile b/w Sing a Song of Freedom
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsie You're My Boopsy
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Jackson, Shawne Just as Bad as You Just as Bad as You b/w He May Be Your Man
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) When I Feel The Need For Love When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Motherlode When I Die When I Die
Ironhorse What's Your Hurry Darlin' Everything is Grey
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Spoons After the Institution After the Institution b/w My Job
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Gentle Touch Visitors Parking Only Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
D.O.A. Nazi Training Camp Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
Trooper Oh, Pretty Lady Knock 'em Dead Kid
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Utirumavunga (I Want to Go Back) People Of The Ice
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
LOI (Lois Ramdeen) Body Contact When I Feel The Need For Love // Body Contact
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Stiffs Dad's a Pig The Stiffs
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
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Four Strong Winds Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Amazon Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hometown Band Flying Flying
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
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)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers

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