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.
Richard Squires
Frankie
Bob Bryden
Plastic Cloud - ST
Freedom North - ST
Willie Dunn - ST on Summus
Willie Dunn - ST on Summus
Art Scammel - My Newfoundland
eLLISON (4)
Warpig - ST
Neil Young - ST (Full Photo without name)
Neil Young - Harvest
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (picture disc)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (red text label)
eLLISON (5)
China Doll
ST
Warpig
Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
A Time for Love
Warpig
Warpig
Warpig
Warpig
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly
Beverly Copeland-ST (CBC) LABEL 01
O’Hara, Mary Margaret - Miss America
Freedom North - ST LABEL 01
Diane Dufresne
Tracks
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton-Thomas, David | I Got a Woman | Sings Like It Is! | 04:42 | |
| Nomeansno | Tired of Waiting | Wrong | 01:47 | |
| Simply Saucer | Nazi Apocalypse | Cyborgs Revisited | 03:09 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | Funeral | 05:12 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Haunted | Montreal Blues | ST | 04:04 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breast Stroke Blues | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 04:24 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Don't Despair | ST | 02:59 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Odessa | ST | 02:16 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Nothing Beautiful | ST | 05:27 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Singh, Judy | Another Woman | A Time for Love | 03:24 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Sea Pictures | My Newfoundland | 03:26 | |
| Riverson | Winter Garden (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:19 | |
| Dunn, Willie | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Bake Apple Jam | My Newfoundland | 03:53 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Done Somebody Wrong | Sings Like It Is! | 02:34 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | La 20 | Pommes de Route | 03:52 | |
| Freedom North | Hey Carmen (R. Boileau) | ST | 03:11 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Reflections | ST | 08:05 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) | Funeral | 04:48 | |
| Warpig | Rock Star | ST | 04:08 | |
| Simply Saucer | Here Come the Cyborgs (excerpt) (live) | Cyborgs Revisited | 06:45 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | God Is An Americain | Jaune | 06:02 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | Just in Case You Wonder | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:28 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Freedom North | Gone Forever (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 03:04 | |
| Baumber, Ron | I Know it's Right | China Doll | 02:45 | |
| Freedom North | Seems to Me (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:34 | |
| Sloan | Penpals | Twice Removed | 03:08 | |
| Singh, Judy | Yesterday I Heard the Rain | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | This Flight Tonight | Blue | 02:51 | |
| Simply Saucer | Dance the Mutation | Cyborgs Revisited | 04:27 | |
| Baumber, Ron | Dana's Song | China Doll | 03:18 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Carrousel | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 00:32 | |
| Simply Saucer | Illegal Bodies | Cyborgs Revisited | 10:12 | |
| Haunted | Shake | ST | 02:22 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Face Behind the Sun | ST | 04:52 | |
| Reign Ghost | Ain't it Great | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:56 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Teachers "If" Summer School 1938 | My Newfoundland | 01:52 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Take My Heart (Schwartz-Murray) | Sad Eyes | 02:01 | |
| Sloan | People of the Sky | Twice Removed | 03:37 | |
| Tessier, Peter | I'll Never Know | By Turning a Knob | 01:41 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Oh Sugar | ST | 02:15 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Charlie | ST | 03:10 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | ... | Jaune | 01:22 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| Nomeansno | The End Of All Things | Wrong | 05:10 | |
| Warpig | Tough Nuts | ST | 08:20 | |
| Misérables, Les | Vivre avec toi | ST | 02:09 | |
| Teenage Head | Little Boxes | ST | 03:24 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Someday | By Turning a Knob | 03:36 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | Postman's Fancy | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:24 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Y a rien la | Pommes de Route | 02:27 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Losing Control (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:03 | |
| Arcade Fire | In the Backseat | Funeral | 06:19 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad) | ST | 02:22 | |
| Sloan | I Hate My Generation | Twice Removed | 02:26 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | When You Know Why You're Happy | Miss America | 04:37 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | California | Blue | 03:51 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Big City Guy (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:26 | |
| Singh, Judy | Song Under the Sun | A Time for Love | 04:57 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Arcade Fire | Crown of Love | Funeral | 04:42 | |
| Freedom North | Sorry (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Le cirque est fini | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:22 | |
| Misérables, Les | Delaisse | ST | 02:45 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | My Old Man | Blue | 03:34 | |
| Nomeansno | Oh No! Bruno! | Wrong | 03:06 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Who's Been Talkin' | Sings Like It Is! | 02:24 | |
| Arcade Fire | Rebellion (Lies) | Funeral | 05:10 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | If You Can Want | ST | 04:29 | |
| Arcade Fire | Une anee sans lumiere | Funeral | 03:40 | |
| Nomeansno | Two Lips, Two Lungs and One Tongue | Wrong | 01:46 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Pommes de route | Pommes de Route | 01:16 | |
| Nomeansno | The Tower | Wrong | 05:10 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breadbox | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:05 | |
| Singh, Judy | Their Hearts Were Full of Spring | A Time for Love | 02:36 | |
| Ellison | Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 02:02 | |
| Teenage Head | Ain't Got No Sense | ST | 04:10 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Bottle of Time | By Turning a Knob | 03:27 | |
| Sloan | Bells On | Twice Removed | 03:55 | |
| Saxton, Mary | A Tear (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:09 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Long May You Big Jib Draw | My Newfoundland | 02:54 | |
| Teenage Head | Picture My Face | ST | 02:59 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Born With the Blues | Sings Like It Is! | 02:34 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Confederation Song | My Newfoundland | 02:52 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | The Last Time I Saw Richard | Blue | 04:15 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Forty Days | ST | 02:17 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Pastorale | By Turning a Knob | 03:34 | |
| Teenage Head | Top Down | ST | 02:00 |
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