MOCM TOP 100 CDN ALBUMS
This room is dedicated to the finest Canadian albums of all time, as carefully curated and compiled by Robert Williston. These 100 albums represent the pinnacle of Canadian music across genres, decades, and regions—each one chosen for its impact, innovation, and cultural significance. From classic rock to jazz, indie to folk, these albums have defined Canadian music and left an indelible mark on the world stage. Explore the best of what Canada has to offer, one legendary album at a time.
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | Keeping You in Mind | Miss America | 04:40 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | Funeral | 05:12 | |
| Bent Wind | Hate | Sussex | 05:22 | |
| Willie Dunn | Half Breed Blues | ST | 02:35 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Rappel | Pommes de Route | 03:02 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Done Somebody Wrong | Sings Like It Is! | 02:34 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | La bienséance | Pommes de Route | 02:10 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Ce qu'on dit quand on tient une femme dans ses bras | Jaune | 03:52 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | To Cry About | Miss America | 03:23 | |
| Sloan | Snowsuit Sound | Twice Removed | 03:48 | |
| Willie Dunn | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Out of the Sunshine | Sings Like It Is! | 02:48 | |
| The Haunted | Searching For My Baby | ST | 03:03 | |
| Peter Tessier | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| Arcade Fire | Une anee sans lumiere | Funeral | 03:40 | |
| Ron Baumber | Keep it On the Tracks | China Doll | 03:18 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Song From Beads | ST | 02:17 | |
| Ron Baumber | Like a Falling Sparrow | China Doll | 05:16 | |
| Les Misérables | Trop fort | ST | 02:34 | |
| Freedom North | Sorry (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Willie Dunn | Half Breed Blues | ST | 02:35 | |
| Ron Baumber | China Doll | China Doll | 02:40 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Fortissimo | Symphony in Effect | 02:32 | |
| The Haunted | Untie Me | ST | 04:44 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Interval | ST | 04:41 | |
| Mary Saxton | A Tear (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:09 | |
| Judy Singh | Yesterday I Heard the Rain | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Sapolin #148 | Pommes de Route | 04:57 | |
| Mary Saxton | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 | |
| Simply Saucer | Electro-Rock | Cyborgs Revisited | 04:12 | |
| Warpig | U.X.I.B. | ST | 07:38 | |
| Reign Ghost | Ain't it Great | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:56 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | If You Can Want | ST | 04:29 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Jonquiere | Pommes de Route | 03:21 | |
| Judy Singh | Samba Del Sol | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Civilization Machine | ST | 08:51 | |
| Christmas | Zenith | Heritage | 01:07 | |
| Judy Singh | Their Hearts Were Full of Spring | A Time for Love | 02:36 | |
| Simply Saucer | Bullet Proof Nothing | Cyborgs Revisited | 02:59 | |
| Bent Wind | Goin' to the City | Sussex | 02:51 | |
| Les Misérables | Misérablement vôtre | ST | 02:39 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Who's Been Talkin' | Sings Like It Is! | 02:24 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Pleine lune | Pommes de Route | 03:25 | |
| Nomeansno | It's Catching Up | Wrong | 03:29 | |
| Warpig | Tough Nuts | ST | 08:20 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | J'veux m'en r'tourner Chez nous (Alcohol...) | Pommes de Route | 03:02 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Freedom North | Take a Look at Me (Bill Hill, Al Nicholls) | ST | 03:11 | |
| Freedom North | Gone Forever (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 03:04 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | The Mic's My Piece | Symphony in Effect | 06:00 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Woman for All Seasons | ST | 04:13 | |
| Freedom North | Losing You (Rick St. Jean, Franki Hart, Eddy Kaye, Les Leroux) HEAVY ACID ROCK | ST | 02:18 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Reflections | ST | 08:05 | |
| Riverson | Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) | ST | 04:14 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Shadows of Your Mind | ST | 04:18 | |
| Arthur Scammel R. | Sea Pictures | My Newfoundland | 03:26 | |
| Christmas | Zephyr Song | Heritage | 13:20 | |
| Nomeansno | All Lies | Wrong | 06:27 | |
| Corb Lund | The Truck Got Stuck Talkin’ Blues (featuring Ramblin’ Jack Elliott) | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 05:35 | |
| Ron Baumber | Little by Little | China Doll | 03:25 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breast Stroke Blues | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 04:24 | |
| Sloan | Before I Do | Twice Removed | 07:05 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Do What You Want | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:45 | |
| Nomeansno | Rags and Bones | Wrong | 05:05 | |
| Christmas | Rise Up | Heritage | 03:12 | |
| Diane Dufresne | On tourne en rond | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 04:46 | |
| Bent Wind | Mystify | Sussex | 03:13 | |
| Teenage Head | You're Tearin' Me Apart | ST | 02:43 | |
| Corb Lund | Hurtin’ Albertan (with Tim Hus) | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 04:41 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Art's a Happy Man | ST | 03:13 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Le signal final | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:08 | |
| Sloan | Penpals | Twice Removed | 03:08 | |
| Freedom North | Lonely Man (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill, Les Leroux) | ST | 05:25 | |
| Sloan | People of the Sky | Twice Removed | 03:37 | |
| Willie Dunn | I Pity the Country | ST | 02:58 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | I Shall be Released | ST | 06:32 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune | Symphony in Effect | 04:37 | |
| Teenage Head | Get Off My Back | ST | 03:58 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Northwind | ST | 03:21 | |
| Nomeansno | Brainless Wonder | Wrong | 01:34 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Willie Dunn | Schooldays | ST | 02:02 | |
| Teenage Head | Curtain Jumper | ST | 04:07 | |
| Joni Mitchell | Little Green | Blue | 03:27 | |
| Les Misérables | Toi qui es jeune | ST | 02:43 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Windy City (Noise at the North End) | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 06:01 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Take Your Time | ST | 03:21 | |
| Teenage Head | Lucy Potato | ST | 03:36 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 1) | ST | 02:47 | |
| Corb Lund | Always Keep an Edge On Your Knife | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 03:16 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Le petit roi | Jaune | 03:47 | |
| Peter Tessier | Bottle of Time | By Turning a Knob | 03:27 | |
| Peter Tessier | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Teenage Head | Ain't Got No Sense | ST | 04:10 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Mary Lou | ST | 02:10 | |
| The Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| The Haunted | A Message to Pretty | ST | 03:07 |
ST
ST
Cyborgs Revisited
Simply Saucer (1)
Simply Saucer (10)
Simply Saucer (9)
Simply Saucer (8)
Simply Saucer (7)
Simply Saucer (6)
Simply Saucer (5)
Simply Saucer (4)
Simply Saucer (2)
Simply Saucer
Freedom North
Freedom North
Freedom North
ST
ST
Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
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