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
Ryan, Clint Build Myself Around You It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Viletones Screaming Fist Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Hansen, Sue Shut Up Sucking Up To You b/w Shut Up
Seeds of Time Muskrat Rumble My Home Town b/w Muskrat Rumble (promo)
Diodes Tired of Waking Up Tired Released
Freedom North Fat Man Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)
Slow Black Is Black I Broke The Circle b/w Black Is Black (picture sleeve)
Expedition to Earth Time Time Time Expedition to Earth b/w Time Time Time
Thomas, Ian Painted Ladies ST
Minotaur Witch-Hunt Burner b/w Witch-Hunt
Mendelson Joe Growing Pain Oh Travene b/w Growing Pain
Sikumiut (People of the Ice) Ullulimat (I Think of You Always) People Of The Ice
Elan Teenage Party Penticton Peaches (picture sleeve)
Demics New York City New York City b/w Blue Boy
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Private School Fuck You Lost in Action (EP)
Hawkins, Ronnie Who Do You Love Bo Didley b/w Who Do You Love
Twitch Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) Mess'n With The Bull (Gets The Horn) b/w Spunk
Mitchell, Joni Just Like This Train Help Me b/w Just Like This Train (picture sleeve)
Cohen, Leonard Suzanne Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Stiffs Fuck You The Stiffs
Viletones Rebel Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Thrasher, Willie Eskimo Named Johnny Spirit Child
Tyson, Ian & Sylvia Early Morning Rain Early Morning Rain (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
Viletones Possibilities Screaming Fist b/w Possibilities/ I'm a Rebel
Hodgins, Marie Dance For The Sun God Yesterday’s Dreams b/w Dance For The Sun God
Hoover, Jayson (The Trials Of) Baby I Love You King Size b/w Baby I Love You
Teenage Head Picture My Face Picture My Face b/w Tearin' Me Apart (picture sleeve)
Bureaucrats Grown Up Age Feel The Pain b/w Grown Up Age (picture sleeve)
49th Parallel Citizen Freak She Says b/w Citizen Freak
Motley, Frank & the Hitch-Hikers Mr. Fortune Mr. Fortune b/w I May Have Been a Fool
Subhumans No Productivity Firing Squad b/w No Productivity
Olliver, George I May Never Get to See You Again I May Never Get to See You Again b/w Shine
Spoons My Job After the Institution b/w My Job
Ocean Put Your Hand In The Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Let Them In Let Them In
lang, k.d. Rose Garden Rose Garden b/w High Time for a Detour (picture sleeve)
M.G. & the Escorts A Someday Fool A Someday Fool b/w It’s Too Late
Spy's Machine Shop Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Leyrac, Monique Mon pays Mon pays
Kilt Honest Gamble - Tripping Up the Stairs Kilt
Plan Nine In Sympathy With Poland I Ain't No Robot (EP) (picture sleeve)
Subhumans Death to the Sickoids Death to the Sickoids b/w Oh Canaduh
United Empire Loyalists No, No, No No, No, No b/w Afraid of the Dark
Cohen, Leonard The Partisan Suzanne b/w The Partisan (picture sleeve)
Fyre David's Song David's Song b/w New Roads Always Cross Old Bridges
Genetic Control Brave New World First Impressions (EP)
Gratitude Loving You Loving You // We Are Here To Party
Skarecrow (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque (We Don’t Need) Rene Levesque b/w Oh Canada - Susie Que (picture sleeve)
Spy's Underground Underground b/w Machine Shop (white picture sleeve)
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Copperpenny Bad Manners Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Try a Little Harder Let Them In
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)
Gypsy The Market Hooked on a Memory b/w The Market
Reaction, The Get The Rods Out East End Rockers
Ugly Ducklings I Can Tell Nothin' b/w I Can Tell
Trooper Two for the Show Two For The Show
Bum A Promise Is A Promise A Promise Is A Promise b/w Wedding Day
Obomsawin, Alanis Nookum (Reflections of an Elder) Indian Songs
Nite Life What's On Your Mind ** What's On Your Mind ** b/w What's On Your Mind (Instrumental)
Painted Ship And She Said Yes Audience Reflections (From Polyana's Dreamworld) b/w And She Said Yes
Pointed Sticks Somebody's Mom What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Rabble Golden Girl You Come on Too Strong b/w Golden Girl
Phollop Willing P.A. Orphan Baby Orphan Baby b/w Sea Cruise Blues
Ryan, Clint It Hurts to be Lonely It Hurts to be Lonely b/w Build Myself Around You
Checkerlads Baby Send For Me Baby Send For Me b/w Shake Yourself Down (picture sleeve)
Collectors Lydia Purple Lydia Purple b/w She (Will-O'-The Wind)
Kings This Beat Goes On - Switchin' Switchin'
Pluton and Humanoids World Invaders World Invaders // World Invaders (Instrumental)
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Together Let Them In
Stiffs Oh Canaduh The Stiffs
Captain Tractor The Last Saskatchewan Pirate East of Edson
Kilt Dylan's Ghost Kilt
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9 Flying Colors
Boys Brigade The Passion Of Love ST
A Passing Fancy I'm Losing Tonight I'm Losing Tonight b/w A Passing Fancy
Crystal Castles Love and Caring Alice Practice
Cockburn, Bruce If I Had a Rocket Launcher If I Had a Rocket Launcher b/w Maybe the Poet
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)
Cockburn, Bruce Rainfall Wondering Where the Lions Are b/w Rainfall
Diehl, Alden Fight On (Summer) Fight On (Winter) b/w Fight On (Summer)
Ms. Dolly Gilmore No Man Like My Man No Man Like My Man b/w Sweet Sweet Man
Cockburn, Bruce The Gift If a Tree Falls b/w The Gift
Copperpenny Thinking of You Sittin' on a Poor Man's Throne
Stiffs Homesick The Stiffs
Oster, Al Next Boat Next Boat b/w Midnight Sun Rock
Joli, France Baby Don't Stop Dancing Come to Me // Let Go
VLA (Vincent V.) We Won't Let Each Other Go (Club Extended Version) (Toronto Freestyle Mix) I Gave My Heart b/w We Won't Let Each Other Go
Spirit of the West The Rocks at Thieves Bay ST
Williams, Bob I'm Alright (Part One) I'm Alright
Pointed Sticks What Do You Want Me To Do? What Do You Want Me To Do? b/w Somebody's Mom
Genetic Control 1984 First Impressions (EP)
Mitchell, Joni Urge for Going Urge for Going b/w You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (picture sleeve)
Prism Spaceship Superstar ST
Munks Long Time Waiting Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head
Murray, Anne-Marie The Streets of Old St. John's The Streets of Old St. John's b/w Has Love Gone Out of Style
Obomsawin, Alanis Ndayden (Gambling Songs - How Many Bone-sticks) Indian Songs
Etidlouie, Etulu Kuviasuajut Kiasugujut (Crying For Joy) Inuit Songs Composed and Sung by Etulu Etidloiee - Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

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