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.

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Young, Neil - After the Gold Rush (red text label)

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Reign Ghost	Ain't it Great	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:56
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Reign Ghost	Breadbox	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:05
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Bent Wind	Goin' to the City	Sussex	02:51
Misérables, Les	Vivre avec toi	ST	02:09
Dufresne, Diane	Attention la terre	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	00:34
Arcade Fire	Crown of Love	Funeral	04:42
Sloan	Worried Now	Twice Removed	02:40
Dunn, Willie	The Ballad of Crowfoot	ST	07:57
Saxton, Mary	I Gotta Go Now (McAulley)	Sad Eyes	02:05
Hawkins, Ronnie	Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad)	ST	02:22
Ugly Ducklings	Postman's Fancy	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:24
Mitchell, Joni	Little Green	Blue	03:27
Ellison	Freedom (Vincent Marandola)	ST	03:17
Scammel, Arthur R.	That Joe Batt's Arm Bully	My Newfoundland	03:48
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly	Don't Despair	ST	02:59
Misérables, Les	Chemises a pois cravates a fleurs	ST	02:50
Clayton-Thomas, David	I Got a Woman	Sings Like It Is!	04:42
Tessier, Peter	Bottle of Time	By Turning a Knob	03:27
Clayton-Thomas, David	Born With the Blues	Sings Like It Is!	02:34
Tessier, Peter	And On the Eighth Day He Said…	By Turning a Knob	04:07
Arcade Fire	Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)	Funeral	05:12
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly	Nothing Beautiful	ST	05:27
O’Hara, Mary Margaret	My Friends Have	Miss America	03:12
Freedom North	Sorry (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	02:39
Baumber, Ron	East of the Rockies	China Doll	03:51
Plastic Cloud	Art's a Happy Man	ST	03:13
Misérables, Les	Misérablement vôtre	ST	02:39
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx)	Rappel	Pommes de Route	03:02
O’Hara, Mary Margaret	To Cry About	Miss America	03:23
Nomeansno	Oh No! Bruno!	Wrong	03:06
Warpig	U.X.I.B.	ST	07:38
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix)	Symphony in Effect	04:59
Simply Saucer	Here Come the Cyborgs	Cyborgs Revisited	03:45
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
Plastic Cloud	Shadows of Your Mind	ST	04:18
Saxton, Mary	I Don't Know (McAulley)	Sad Eyes	02:35
Ugly Ducklings	Not For Long	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:59
Reign Ghost	Enola Gay	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	08:26
Sloan	I Hate My Generation	Twice Removed	02:26
Perth County Conspiracy	Take Your Time	ST	03:21
Bent Wind	Sacred Cows	Sussex	04:09
Bent Wind	Hate	Sussex	05:22
Tessier, Peter	The Rain on the Brain	By Turning a Knob	02:38
Nomeansno	Rags and Bones	Wrong	05:05
Plastic Cloud	Civilization Machine	ST	08:51
Dufresne, Diane	La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	04:18
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Ellison	Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	05:22
Scammel, Arthur R.	The Six Horsepower Coker	My Newfoundland	03:50
Riverson	Winter Garden (Brian Edwards)	ST	03:19
Dunn, Willie	Half Breed Blues	ST	02:35
Tessier, Peter	I'll Never Know	By Turning a Knob	01:41
Singh, Judy	Forever Waits Beyond	A Time for Love	03:17
Arcade Fire	Wake Up	Funeral	05:35
Ferland, Jean-Pierre	Épilogue	Jaune	04:00
Dufresne, Diane	Valse triste	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	02:19
Dunn, Willie	Riel	ST	02:45
Plastic Cloud	Epistle to Paradise	ST	03:35
Singh, Judy	Samba Del Sol	A Time for Love	03:08
Plastic Cloud	You Don't Care	ST	10:35
Dufresne, Diane	Le signal final	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	01:08
Hawkins, Ronnie	Forty Days	ST	02:17
Saxton, Mary	Lonely World (McAulley)	Sad Eyes	02:23
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Untouchable	Symphony in Effect	03:47
Saxton, Mary	Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson)	Sad Eyes	02:51
Nomeansno	It's Catching Up	Wrong	03:29
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx)	Pommes de route	Pommes de Route	01:16
Tessier, Peter	Raver's Inn	By Turning a Knob	04:52
Hawkins, Ronnie	My Gal is Red Hot	ST	01:51
Nomeansno	Brainless Wonder	Wrong	01:34
Misérables, Les	Elle me dit	ST	04:03
Simply Saucer	Instant Pleasure	Cyborgs Revisited	01:42
Perth County Conspiracy	So Many Things	ST	02:51
Dufresne, Diane	Rock pour un gars d'bicyc	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	03:30
Perth County Conspiracy	Hurdy-Gurdy Man	ST	04:38
Clayton-Thomas, David	Done Somebody Wrong	Sings Like It Is!	02:34
Sloan	Coax Me	Twice Removed	03:26
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:29
Dufresne, Diane	Le cirque est fini	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	01:22
Ugly Ducklings	Windy City (Noise at the North End)	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	06:01
Bent Wind	Look at Love	Sussex	04:01
Scammel, Arthur R.	Sea Pictures	My Newfoundland	03:26
Reign Ghost	Mother's Got Troubles	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:32
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly	Swords of Gold	ST	02:51
Dunn, Willie	Broker	ST	02:53
Simply Saucer	Mole Machine	Cyborgs Revisited	04:24
Saxton, Mary	Take My Heart (Schwartz-Murray)	Sad Eyes	02:01
Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx)	La bienséance	Pommes de Route	02:10
Bent Wind	Mystify	Sussex	03:13
O’Hara, Mary Margaret	Dear Darling	Miss America	03:51
Ferland, Jean-Pierre	God Is An Americain	Jaune	06:02
Dunn, Willie	Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback	ST	05:36
Perth County Conspiracy	Lace and Cobwebs	ST	02:41
Glenn-Copeland, Beverly	Good Morning Blues	ST	04:37
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Dufresne, Diane	Comme des chiens	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	02:09

MOCM TOP 100 CDN ALBUMS

Young, Neil - After the Gold Rush (red text label)

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

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Singh, Judy - A Time for Love

Tragically Hip - Up to Here

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Clayton-Thomas, David - Sings Like It Is!

Tragically Hip - Fully Completely

Young, Neil - After the Gold Rush (picture disc)

Ferland, Jean-Pierre - Jaune

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Arcade Fire - Funeral

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Dunn, Willie - ST

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Nomeansno - Wrong

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Ellison - ST

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O’Hara, Mary Margaret - Miss America

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Scammel, Arthur R. - My Newfoundland

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Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited

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Mitchell, Joni - Blue

Tragically Hip - Day For Night

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Baumber, Ron - China Doll

Young, Neil - Harvest

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Sloan - Twice Removed

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Saxton, Mary - Sad Eyes

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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Riverson - ST

Young, Neil - After the Gold Rush

Band - ST (the brown album)

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Warpig - ST

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Teenage Head - ST

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Bent Wind - Sussex

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Hawkins, Ronnie - ST

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