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
Basso, Guido For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
222's La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) La poupee qui fait non (She's a Doll) b/w La poupee qui fait non (version instrumentale)
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Gerber, Alan Tied On Tied On b/w Tied On
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Witness Inc. Visions of Vanessa Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Dobson, Bonnie Morning Dew ST
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
LaBarge, Bernie Can't Hold On Forever Can't Hold On Forever b/w Annie
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
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)
Thrasher, Willie Silent Inuit Spirit Child
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Pursuit of Happiness She's So Young I'm an Adult Now b/w She's So Young
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Gentle Touch One Way Ride Visitors Parking Only b/w One Way Ride (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
Mashmakhan As The Years Go By As The Years Go By b/w Gladwin (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Munks Heartaches Over My Head Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Nomeansno Oh Canaduh Oh Canaduh b/w New Age
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
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
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Doucette, Jerry Down The Road Mama Let Him Play
Copperpenny Wine Song Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Phollop Willing P.A. Sea Cruise Blues Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Cockburn, Bruce Wondering Where the Lions Are Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Dishrags Past Is Past Past Is Past (EP)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Murray, Anne I Just Fall in Love Again New Kind of Feeling
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Guess Who Clock On The Wall Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Lady Whatever Happened to the Love You're Still the One b/w Whatever Happened to the Love
Media Girl I Want You Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Plan Nine Fatal Femme I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Gayle, Otis We All Need Love Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Obomsawin, Alanis NBAW (Hush - Sleep) Indian Songs
Underworld Bound Go Away b/w Bound
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Mingles No Train Tonight I'm Gonna Miss You b/w No Train Tonight
Maciag, Robert You Make Me Feel So Good I Can't Help the Sunrise b/w You Make Me Feel So Good
Collectors She (Will-O'-The Wind) Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sphex Leaving This Crazy City Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
Mitchell, Joni Help Me Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Elan Days Gone By Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Spencer, Eddie If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely) You're So Good to Me Baby b/w If This is Love (I'd Rather be Lonely)
Cockburn, Bruce Incandescent Blue Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Evolution Expantion Blues Finding Blow Up b/w Blues Finding
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Cockburn, Bruce Tokyo Tokyo b/w Incandescent Blue
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock

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