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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simply Saucer | Here Come the Cyborgs (excerpt) (live) | Cyborgs Revisited | 06:45 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Lucy | Sings Like It Is! | 02:32 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Ce qu'on dit quand on tient une femme dans ses bras | Jaune | 03:52 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Nothin' | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:29 | |
| Nomeansno | The End Of All Things | Wrong | 05:10 | |
| Peter Tessier | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Willie Dunn | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | To Cry About | Miss America | 03:23 | |
| Peter Tessier | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Horace | ST | 02:33 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) | Symphony in Effect | 04:59 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | A New Day | Miss America | 03:13 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Still Don't Know | By Turning a Knob | 02:58 | |
| Corb Lund | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 02:56 | |
| Teenage Head | Picture My Face | ST | 02:59 | |
| Freedom North | Hey Carmen (R. Boileau) | ST | 03:11 | |
| Judy Singh | Another Woman | A Time for Love | 03:24 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Forty Days | ST | 02:17 | |
| Mary Saxton | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Bent Wind | Look at Love | Sussex | 04:01 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Sloan | People of the Sky | Twice Removed | 03:37 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Shadows of Your Mind | ST | 04:18 | |
| Joni Mitchell | A Case of You | Blue | 04:22 | |
| Sloan | Shame Shame | Twice Removed | 03:04 | |
| Teenage Head | Ain't Got No Sense | ST | 04:10 | |
| Arthur Scammel R. | That Joe Batt's Arm Bully | My Newfoundland | 03:48 | |
| Riverson | Stoney Day (Brian Edwards, Lisa Eisenhardt (Lisa Hartt)) | ST | 04:28 | |
| Mary Saxton | I Don't Know (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:35 | |
| Judy Singh | Samba Del Sol | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Postman's Fancy | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:24 | |
| Ron Baumber | Duncan and the Devil | China Doll | 02:55 | |
| Joni Mitchell | Blue | Blue | 03:05 | |
| Warpig | Rock Star | ST | 04:08 | |
| Nomeansno | Stocktaking | Wrong | 03:05 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) | Funeral | 04:49 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Le tour du bloc | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 04:14 | |
| Willie Dunn | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| Simply Saucer | Here Come the Cyborgs | Cyborgs Revisited | 03:45 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Brainwashed | Sings Like It Is! | 03:37 | |
| Arcade Fire | Rebellion (Lies) | Funeral | 05:10 | |
| Joni Mitchell | River | Blue | 04:05 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Send Her Home | Sings Like It Is! | 03:05 | |
| Sloan | Coax Me | Twice Removed | 03:26 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| Les Misérables | Tu peux partir | ST | 02:39 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Y'a des jours | Jaune | 05:23 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Windy City (Noise at the North End) | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 06:01 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Le petit roi | Jaune | 03:47 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | So Many Things | ST | 02:51 | |
| Freedom North | Vancouver (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:36 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breadbox | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:05 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Dainty General Rides | ST | 04:14 | |
| Riverson | Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon - Paul McCartney) | ST | 04:14 | |
| Nomeansno | Big Dick | Wrong | 03:15 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Plastic Cloud | You Don't Care | ST | 10:35 | |
| Simply Saucer | Illegal Bodies | Cyborgs Revisited | 10:12 | |
| Joni Mitchell | The Last Time I Saw Richard | Blue | 04:15 | |
| Judy Singh | Yesterday I Heard the Rain | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Corb Lund | Always Keep an Edge On Your Knife | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 03:16 | |
| Ron Baumber | Keep it On the Tracks | China Doll | 03:18 | |
| Reign Ghost | Mother's Got Troubles | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:32 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Teenage Head | Little Boxes | ST | 03:24 | |
| Les Misérables | A quoi ca sert | ST | 01:58 | |
| Les Misérables | Trop fort | ST | 02:34 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hindsight | ST | 03:39 | |
| Riverson | Clear Night (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Haunted | A Message to Pretty | ST | 03:07 | |
| Simply Saucer | Instant Pleasure | Cyborgs Revisited | 01:42 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Just in Case You Wonder | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:28 | |
| Nomeansno | Tired of Waiting | Wrong | 01:47 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Private Symphony | Symphony in Effect | 05:43 | |
| Simply Saucer | Bullet Proof Nothing | Cyborgs Revisited | 02:59 | |
| Les Misérables | Ecoute-moi | ST | 02:05 | |
| Ron Baumber | I Know it's Right | China Doll | 02:45 | |
| Teenage Head | Top Down | ST | 02:00 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | Dear Darling | Miss America | 03:51 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Attention la terre | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 00:34 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Born With the Blues | Sings Like It Is! | 02:34 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Hold-Up | Pommes de Route | 03:31 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Dizzy Miss Lizzy | ST | 01:56 | |
| Arthur Scammel R. | Bake Apple Jam | My Newfoundland | 03:53 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | Funeral | 05:12 | |
| Judy Singh | Song Under the Sun | A Time for Love | 04:57 | |
| Corb Lund | Hurtin’ Albertan (with Tim Hus) | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 04:41 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | If You Can Want | ST | 04:29 | |
| Arthur Scammel R. | Long May You Big Jib Draw | My Newfoundland | 02:54 | |
| Haunted | Montreal Blues | ST | 04:04 | |
| Sloan | I Can Feel It | Twice Removed | 03:29 | |
| Riverson | Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:27 | |
| Mary Saxton | Wander By (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:34 | |
| Ellison | Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:25 | |
| Nomeansno | Two Lips, Two Lungs and One Tongue | Wrong | 01:46 | |
| Simply Saucer | Nazi Apocalypse | Cyborgs Revisited | 03:09 | |
| Nomeansno | Oh No! Bruno! | Wrong | 03:06 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 |
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