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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Mary O’Hara Margaret	A New Day	Miss America	03:13
Diane Dufresne	Le tour du bloc	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	04:14
Haunted	A Message to Pretty	ST	03:07
Perth County Conspiracy	So Many Things	ST	02:51
Les Misérables	A quoi ca sert	ST	01:58
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Don't Despair (Jazz Version)	ST	02:59
Sloan	Bells On	Twice Removed	03:55
Perth County Conspiracy	Mr. Truthful Licks	ST	02:48
Corb Lund	The Rodeo’s Over (with Ian Tyson)	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	03:22
Riverson	Empty Sky (Brian Edwards - Rayburn Blake)	ST	04:31
Diane Dufresne	Le signal final	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	01:08
Reign Ghost	More Than I	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:36
Corb Lund	The Truth Comes Out	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	03:28
Warpig	Advance A Minor	ST	07:26
Nomeansno	Rags and Bones	Wrong	05:05
Teenage Head	Lucy Potato	ST	03:36
Joni Mitchell	California	Blue	03:51
Arcade Fire	Neighborhood #2 (Laika)	Funeral	03:31
Judy Singh	Yesterday I Heard the Rain	A Time for Love	03:08
Joni Mitchell	Little Green	Blue	03:27
Joni Mitchell	River	Blue	04:05
Peter Tessier	A Little More Rain	By Turning a Knob	01:01
The Ugly Ducklings	10:30 Train	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:32
Peter Tessier	And On the Eighth Day He Said…	By Turning a Knob	04:07
Judy Singh	Song Under the Sun	A Time for Love	04:57
Sloan	Penpals	Twice Removed	03:08
Diane Dufresne	La joute des etoiles	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	01:37
Simply Saucer	Instant Pleasure	Cyborgs Revisited	01:42
The Ugly Ducklings	Just in Case You Wonder	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:28
The Ugly Ducklings	Nothin'	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:29
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx)	Rappel	Pommes de Route	03:02
David Clayton-Thomas	I Got a Woman	Sings Like It Is!	04:42
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Good Morning Blues	ST	04:37
David Clayton-Thomas	Poison Ivy	Sings Like It Is!	02:13
Warpig	The Moth	ST	05:12
Jean-Pierre Ferland	Le chat du café des artistes	Jaune	04:29
Diane Dufresne	Le cirque est fini	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	01:22
Ronnie Hawkins	Odessa	ST	02:16
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Peter Tessier	Hey Mister Engineer	By Turning a Knob	02:38
Jean-Pierre Ferland	Prologue	Jaune	02:25
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx)	Anecdote	Pommes de Route	02:46
The Ugly Ducklings	Hey Mama (Keep Your Big Mouth Shut)	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	03:01
Willie Dunn	Charlie	ST	03:10
Ellison	Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola)	ST	04:25
Joni Mitchell	The Last Time I Saw Richard	Blue	04:15
Ron Baumber	Dana's Song	China Doll	03:18
Riverson	Between the Lines (Brian Edwards)	ST	04:10
Les Misérables	Toi qui es jeune	ST	02:43
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Mic's My Piece	Symphony in Effect	06:00
Sloan	Deeper Than Beauty	Twice Removed	02:41
Mary Saxton	Wait Until Mourning (Campbell)	Sad Eyes	02:20
Arcade Fire	Wake Up	Funeral	05:35
Teenage Head	Kissin the Carpet	ST	04:50
Diane Dufresne	Carrousel	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	00:32
Teenage Head	You're Tearin' Me Apart	ST	02:43
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx)	Pommes de route	Pommes de Route	01:16
Willie Dunn	I Pity the Country	ST	02:58
Warpig	U.X.I.B.	ST	07:38
Reign Ghost	Solar Nice	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:33
David Clayton-Thomas	Send Her Home	Sings Like It Is!	03:05
Riverson	Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart)	ST	03:07
Peter Tessier	I Still Don't Know	By Turning a Knob	02:58
Haunted	Out of Time	ST	03:41
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Freedom North	Vancouver (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	02:36
Arthur Scammel R.	Long May You Big Jib Draw	My Newfoundland	02:54
Reign Ghost	Long Day Journey #2	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:02
Plastic Cloud	Face Behind the Sun	ST	04:52
Ronnie Hawkins	Ruby Baby	ST	02:15
Joni Mitchell	Carey	Blue	03:02
Teenage Head	Ain't Got No Sense	ST	04:10
Nomeansno	The End Of All Things	Wrong	05:10
Freedom North	Seems to Me (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	02:34
Teenage Head	Get Off My Back	ST	03:58
Peter Tessier	Someday	By Turning a Knob	03:36
Freedom North	Ordinary Man (Rick St. Jean)	ST	03:12
The Ugly Ducklings	That's Just the Thought hat I Had in My Mind	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:42
The Ugly Ducklings	Not For Long	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:59
Jean-Pierre Ferland	Ce qu'on dit quand on tient une femme dans ses bras	Jaune	03:52
Peter Tessier	I'll Never Know	By Turning a Knob	01:41
Ron Baumber	Duncan and the Devil	China Doll	02:55
Teenage Head	Little Boxes	ST	03:24
Nomeansno	Brainless Wonder	Wrong	01:34
Jean-Pierre Ferland	Épilogue	Jaune	04:00
Nomeansno	It's Catching Up	Wrong	03:29
Diane Dufresne	Rock pour un gars d'bicyc	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	03:30
Les Misérables	Delaisse	ST	02:45
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx)	Ma porte de shed	Pommes de Route	05:44
Perth County Conspiracy	If You Can Want	ST	04:29
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx)	Y a rien la	Pommes de Route	02:27
Peter Tessier	Bottle of Time	By Turning a Knob	03:27
Willie Dunn	Broker	ST	02:53
Mary Saxton	I Gotta Go Now (McAulley)	Sad Eyes	02:05
Peter Tessier	Raver's Inn	By Turning a Knob	04:52
Reign Ghost	Breast Stroke Blues	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	04:24
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Northwind	ST	03:21
Mary O’Hara Margaret	My Friends Have	Miss America	03:12
Bent Wind	Sacred Cows	Sussex	04:09

MOCM TOP 100 CDN ALBUMS

Tracks

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Diane Dufresne - À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque

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Sloan - Twice Removed

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Ellison - ST

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Corb Lund - Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer

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Perth County Conspiracy - ST

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - ST

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Bent Wind - Sussex

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Mary O’Hara Margaret - Miss America

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

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Teenage Head - ST

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Willie Dunn - ST

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Mary Saxton - Sad Eyes

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Joni Mitchell - Blue

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Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) - Pommes de Route

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Judy Singh - A Time for Love

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

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Peter Tessier - By Turning a Knob

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Freedom North - ST

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Arcade Fire - Funeral

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Riverson - ST

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Arthur Scammel R. - My Newfoundland

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Les Misérables - ST

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Haunted - ST

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Ron Baumber - China Doll

Jean-Pierre Ferland - Jaune

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Ronnie Hawkins - ST

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions

Band - ST (the brown album)

Tragically Hip - Day For Night

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