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
Media Endless Dream Girl I Want You b/w Endless Dream
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
Ugly Ducklings That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Scammel, Arthur R. Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2 Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 1 // Squid-Jiggin' Ground Squid-Jiggin' Ground Part 2
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Bullrush I Want To Be Set Free I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War Version War b/w War Version
lang, k.d. High Time for a Detour Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
Olliver, George Shine I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Cornell, Jack Happy Dreamer Happy Dreamer b/w Like the Clouds
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Woods, Mike Alberta Working Together b/w Alberta (picture sleeve)
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Sudbury Saturday Night Sudbury Saturday Night b/w Don Valley Jail
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Baumber, Ron Keep it On the Tracks Duncan and the Devil b/w Keep it On the Tracks
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Painted Ship I Told Those Little White Lies Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Cockburn, Bruce Sahara Gold Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Hemsworth, Wade The Blackfly Song Folk Songs of the Canadian North Woods
Haunted Eight O'Clock This Morning 1-2-5 b/w Eight O'Clock This Morning
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
McManus, Terry Carolyn (stereo) Carolyn b/w Carolyn (promo)
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Rock and Roll Bitches Welders Song Wild West (EP)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Thomas, Ian Pilot Glider
Kilt The Keeper - Plenty of Hornpipe Kilt
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Echo Beach b/w Teddy the Dink
Copperpenny Taking My Heart Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Tallmud, Les Avoir Raison Avoir Raison b/w Un Autre Ami
Pelicans New Wave Pelicans b/w New Wave
Trooper Santa Maria Two For The Show
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Cockburn, Bruce Maybe the Poet If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
Kilt I Was Made for Loving You Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
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
Stiffs Everyone Lies The Stiffs
Obomsawin, Alanis Shibi (River of Dreams) Indian Songs
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Private School Sci-Fi Lost in Action (EP)
Punkin Machine I Need You Tonight I Need You Tonight // I Need You Tonight
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)
Modern Minds Bungalow Rock Theresa's World (EP)
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Bells Moody Manitoba Morning Maxwells Silver Hammer b/w Moody Manitoba Morning
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Kilt Johnny Bean Set: Cawdor Fair - Frank's Reel - Speed the Plow Kilt
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let's Get Together Let Them In
Northern Pikes Teenland Teenland b/w Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up) (picture sleeve)
Copperpenny Sitting On a Poor Man's Throne Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Leyrac, Monique Pendant que Mon pays
Super 8 Corporation Set Me Free Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Reaction, The The Kid's Arrived On The Beach b/w The Kid's Arrived (picture sleeve)
Private School I Wanna Know Lost in Action (EP)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Rough Trade Fashion Victim Avoid Freud
Checkerlads Shake Yourself Down Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
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)
Gayle, Otis Sexy Eyes Sexy Eyes b/w We All Need Love
Daigle, Ted No One Else Mary Lou b/w No One Else
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
M.G. & the Escorts Remembering Next to Nowhere b/w Remembering
Richardson, Ron Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights Work Song That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Stags You Know He Did Guess Who b/w You Know He Did
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) King Size King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car Two For The Show
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh

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