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
Plastic Cloud - ST
Bob Bryden
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | Le chat du café des artistes | Jaune | 04:29 | |
| Reign Ghost | Ain't it Great | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:56 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Carrousel | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 00:32 | |
| Singh, Judy | Raggedy Anne And Raggedy Andy | A Time for Love | 04:17 | |
| Misérables, Les | A quoi ca sert | ST | 01:58 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Attention la terre | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 00:34 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Hey Hey Hey | Sings Like It Is! | 02:05 | |
| Sloan | Penpals | Twice Removed | 03:08 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Silent Thoughts (McAulley-Theuson) | Sad Eyes | 02:41 | |
| Simply Saucer | Dance the Mutation | Cyborgs Revisited | 04:27 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Don't Go (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:46 | |
| Tessier, Peter | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Rock pour un gars d'bicyc | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 03:30 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Take My Heart (Schwartz-Murray) | Sad Eyes | 02:01 | |
| Ellison | Freedom (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 03:17 | |
| Dunn, Willie | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | You Will be Loved Again | Miss America | 03:35 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | God Is An Americain | Jaune | 06:02 | |
| Sloan | Coax Me | Twice Removed | 03:26 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Durocher | ST | 04:36 | |
| Singh, Judy | Yesterday I Heard the Rain | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Horace | ST | 02:33 | |
| Ellison | Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:25 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Face Behind the Sun | ST | 04:52 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #2 (Laika) | Funeral | 03:31 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | Funeral | 05:12 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Wander By (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:34 | |
| Freedom North | Gone Forever (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 03:04 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Schooldays | ST | 02:02 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | Just in Case You Wonder | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:28 | |
| Freedom North | Seems to Me (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:34 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Lucy | Sings Like It Is! | 02:32 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Le tour du bloc | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 04:14 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Hold-Up | Pommes de Route | 03:31 | |
| Nomeansno | Big Dick | Wrong | 03:15 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Lace and Cobwebs | ST | 02:41 | |
| Teenage Head | Picture My Face | ST | 02:59 | |
| Misérables, Les | Le chameau | ST | 02:11 | |
| Riverson | Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake) | ST | 04:31 | |
| Nomeansno | It's Catching Up | Wrong | 03:29 | |
| Baumber, Ron | East of the Rockies | China Doll | 03:51 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Le signal final | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:08 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | Little Green | Blue | 03:27 | |
| Sloan | I Hate My Generation | Twice Removed | 02:26 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Pastorale | By Turning a Knob | 03:34 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Sloan | People of the Sky | Twice Removed | 03:37 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | The Six Horsepower Coker | My Newfoundland | 03:50 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | Not For Long | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:59 | |
| Misérables, Les | Elle me dit | ST | 04:03 | |
| Reign Ghost | Long Day Journey #2 | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:02 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | Blue | Blue | 03:05 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breast Stroke Blues | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 04:24 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | Body’s in Trouble | Miss America | 05:01 | |
| Tessier, Peter | And On the Eighth Day He Said… | By Turning a Knob | 04:07 | |
| Misérables, Les | Trop fort | ST | 02:34 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Squid Jiggin' Ground | My Newfoundland | 03:12 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | California | Blue | 03:51 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Le cirque est fini | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:22 | |
| Sloan | Loosens | Twice Removed | 05:27 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | Dear Darling | Miss America | 03:51 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") | ST | 04:31 | |
| Haunted | Twist | ST | 02:34 | |
| Ellison | Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 02:02 | |
| Arcade Fire | Crown of Love | Funeral | 04:42 | |
| Reign Ghost | Pudsy's Parable | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:13 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Sad Eyes (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 03:04 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | What'cha Gonna Do (When the Creek Runs Dry) | ST | 01:58 | |
| Singh, Judy | So I'm Wrong Again | A Time for Love | 02:56 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | That Joe Batt's Arm Bully | My Newfoundland | 03:48 | |
| Simply Saucer | Nazi Apocalypse | Cyborgs Revisited | 03:09 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Pleine lune | Pommes de Route | 03:25 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Oh Sugar | ST | 02:15 | |
| Nomeansno | Stocktaking | Wrong | 03:05 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Who's Been Talkin' | Sings Like It Is! | 02:24 | |
| Sloan | Snowsuit Sound | Twice Removed | 03:48 | |
| Sloan | Shame Shame | Twice Removed | 03:04 | |
| Haunted | Out of Time | ST | 03:41 | |
| Freedom North | Vancouver (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:36 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Riel | ST | 02:45 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | A New Day | Miss America | 03:13 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Half Breed Blues | ST | 02:35 | |
| Sloan | Deeper Than Beauty | Twice Removed | 02:41 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Arcade Fire | In the Backseat | Funeral | 06:19 | |
| Warpig | Advance A Minor | ST | 07:26 | |
| Dunn, Willie | I Pity the Country | ST | 02:58 | |
| Baumber, Ron | China Doll | China Doll | 02:40 | |
| Sloan | Before I Do | Twice Removed | 07:05 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Art's a Happy Man | ST | 03:13 | |
| Tessier, Peter | I Cannot Know | By Turning a Knob | 03:20 | |
| Misérables, Les | Rhythm & Blues | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | Épilogue | Jaune | 04:00 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | I Aint Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 03:02 | |
| Singh, Judy | Another Woman | A Time for Love | 03:24 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | Nothin' | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:29 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 |
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