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
Telfer, Jay Time Has Tied Me Time Has Tied Me b/w Suite One
Payola$ Eyes of a Stranger No Stranger to Danger
Plan Nine Go I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Earth, Roots And Water Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version
Pelicans Pelicans Pelicans b/w New Wave
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Elan Freedom Song Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Bullrush You've Sent Me Away I Want To Be Set Free b/w You've Sent Me Away
Damron, Dick Rockin' Baby Gonna Have a Party b/w Rockin' Baby
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
Power of Beckett Lost Soul in Disillusion Lost Soul in Disillusion b/w Back to Me
Underworld Go Away Go Away b/w Bound
Rush The Trees The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Ugly Ducklings Nothin' Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Gruesomes Hey! Hey!
Kilt South Australia - Brenda Stubbert's Reel Kilt
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Rock and Roll Bitches Someone Could Lose an Eye Wild West (EP)
Stumpwater Stumpwater - Turn Me On Woman Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Jones, Mike Group Each and Every Day Each and Every Day b/w Funny Feeling
Guess Who One Day Clock On The Wall b/w One Day (picture sleeve)
Pointed Sticks Lies Lies b/w I'm Numb
Mushroom Band Don't Come Down Don't Come Down b/w Nobody
49th Parallel She Says She Says b/w Citizen Freak (test pressing)
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Pointed Sticks I'm Numb Lies b/w I'm Numb
Martha And The Muffins Echo Beach Metro Music
Genetic Control Urban Cowboy First Impressions (EP)
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Poppy Family Which Way You Goin' Billy? Which Way You Goin' Billy? b/w Endless Sleep (picture sleeve)
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)
Plan Nine I Ain't No Robot I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Twitch Spunk Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
United Empire Loyalists Afraid of the Dark No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Joli, France Playboy Come to Me // Let Go
Mantra Stay Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Etidlouie, Etulu Kunilausimajakanik (Better Than Others Kissed) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Hus, Tim Hurtin’ Albertan Huskies & Huskvarnas
Minotaur Burner Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Farraway, Craig After All After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Stumpwater Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times Turn Me On Woman b/w Ronnie and Natalie - 6 Times
Sloan Underwhelmed (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Etidlouie, Etulu Utiliput (Coming Back) (C'est en revenant de rigaud) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Witness Inc. Another Side Of Her Visions of Vanessa b/w Another Side Of Her (picture sleeve)
Hometown Band I'm Ready Flying
Etidlouie, Etulu Ikaumakatapuga Ukaujauvaninik (I Remember) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Kilt The Drunken Dancer - Dinky Dorian's - Sleepy Maggie - McNab's Hornpipe Kilt
Little, Russ Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Garnett, Gale We'll Sing in the Sunshine My Kind of Folk Songs
Saga On The Loose On The Loose b/w Framed
Gratitude We are Here to Party Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Mantra San Francisco Morning Stay b/w San Francisco Morning
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Fringe, The Plastic People Plastic People b/w Nancy Brown
D.O.A. Disco Sucks Disco Sucks (EP) (1st press) (White Noise Tour picture sleeve)
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
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)
Rush Circumstances The Trees b/w Circumstances (picture sleeve)
Modern Minds Theresa's World Theresa's World (EP)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ukiaralumi (Winter Memories of Home) People Of The Ice
Cockburn, Bruce Lovers in a Dangerous Time Lovers in a Dangerous Time b/w Sahara Gold
Rock and Roll Bitches Wild West Wild West (EP)
Farraway, Craig Wonder What She's Doing After All b/w Wonder What She's Doing
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Dishrags Tormented Past Is Past (EP)
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Northern Haze Qaina ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ Sinnaktuq
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Mitchell, Joni You Turn Me On I'm a Radio Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Williams, Rod & Super 8 War War b/w War Version
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Crystal Castles Dolls Alice Practice
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Mighty Pope Tower of Strength Heaven on the Seventh Floor b/w Tower of Strength
Knight, Ritchie & the Mid-Knights That's All Right That's All Right b/w Work Song (picture sleeve)
Private School Money Guns and Power Lost in Action (EP)
LaBarge, Bernie It's Real Dream Away b/w It's Real
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (picture sleeve)
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
Connors, Stompin' Tom I Am the Wind Canada Day, Up Canada Way b/w I Am the Wind
VLA (Vincent V.) I Gave My Heart (Radio Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Ugly Ducklings Just In Case You Wonder Just In Case You're Wondering b/w That's Just the Thought I Had in My Mind (mis-print)
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Sugluk Fall Away 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
Copperpenny Get Away Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part Two) I'm Alright
Super 8 Corporation Free Version Set Me Free (Dill Smith)
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Trooper We're Here For a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Knock 'em Dead Kid

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