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
Damron, Dick Gonna Have a Party Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
Seeds of Time My Home Town My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Chokolit Affair Chokolit Groove Chokolit Groove b/w Don't Touch My Funk
St. Germain, Ray Metis ST
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
La Révolution Française Québecois Québecois
Kilt Last Call Kilt
Telfer, Jay Suite One Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Skarecrow Oh Canada - Susie Que (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Kilt Wrecker's Den Kilt
D.O.A. Royal Police Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
Norman, Don & the Other Four Low Man Low Man b/w Mustang Sally
Painted Ship Frustration Frustration b/w I Told Those Little White Lies
Jannetta, Patti Don't You Want My Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Copperpenny You're Still the One Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Reaction, The Trials In Error East End Rockers
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy?
Trans-X Living On Video Living On Video
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
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)
Connors, Stompin' Tom The Hockey Song And the Hockey Song
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Jones, Mike Group Funny Feeling Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Jack J Looking Forward to You Looking Forward to You
Reaction, The Waiting In Line East End Rockers
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Midnight Angels I'm Sufferin' I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Sikumiut (Come Hear Us Play) People Of The Ice
LaBarge, Bernie Dream Away Dream Away b/w It's Real
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Obomsawin, Alanis Awsjagaw Nibin (My Spirit, It Weakens) Indian Songs
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
Dundas Can't You Hear Me Bloodshot In Your Eyes b/w Can't You Hear Me
Sphex Time Time b/w Leaving This Crazy City
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Hansen, Sue Sucking Up to You Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Jury Please Forget Her Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Painted Ship Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Sugluk Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) Attama Onnikansigit (My Father's Story) b/w Sunamiq Pigumavit (What Do You Want?)/ Ajuinarasuasuga (I Tried Hard)
Thrills Party Inside My Mind Party Inside My Mind b/w Telephone
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (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.
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rough Trade Highschool Confidential Avoid Freud
Thomas, Ian Right Before Your Eyes Calabash
Slow I Broke The Circle I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
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)
Idle Eyes Tokyo Rose ST
Tiaras Foolish Girl Foolish Girl b/w Surprise!
Claman, Dolores The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Crack of Dawn The Key The Key b/w Mind Wrecker
Helix Billy Oxygen Breaking Loose
Saxton, Mary Losing Control Losing Control b/w Is It Better To Live Or Die
Crasher (Gladston Murray) Bad Moon Rising Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising
Thrasher, Willie Spirit Child Spirit Child
Etidlouie, Etulu Anaanaga Inujunimat (She Is Forever Gone) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hawkins, Ronnie Bo Didley Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Jannetta, Patti Rules of Love Rules of Love b/w Don't You Want My Love
Subhumans Firing Squad Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
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)
Connors, Stompin' Tom Canada Day Up Canada Way Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Dunn, Willie I Pity The Country I Pity The Country b/w The Carver
M.G. & the Escorts It’s Too Late A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Apirqsupagit (Marry Me Though I Am Not Rich) People Of The Ice
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Jury Who Dat? Please Forget Her b/w Who Dat?
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Siqinimi Mallilunga (I Follow the Sun) People Of The Ice
Suspects Raining Over France Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Obomsawin, Alanis Comaw Skanooch (Syllabic Song of War) Indian Songs
Bum Wedding Day A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Midnight Angels (I Wish) In the Moonlight I'm Sufferin' b/w (I Wish) In the Moonlight (picture sleeve)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Triton Warrior Sealed In a Grave Sealed In a Grave b/w Satan's Train
Etidlouie, Etulu Kimikaput Ukaguna Tujuamik (Tundra Friend) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Suspects Over Exposed Over Exposed b/w Raining Over France
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST

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