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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Dunn | Charlie | ST | 03:10 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | My Friends Have | Miss America | 03:12 | |
| Nomeansno | All Lies | Wrong | 06:27 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | A New Day | Miss America | 03:13 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Odessa | ST | 02:16 | |
| Arcade Fire | Haiti | Funeral | 04:07 | |
| Joni Mitchell | Blue | Blue | 03:05 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| Ron Baumber | Picture of a Lady | China Doll | 02:46 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Prologue | Jaune | 02:25 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Les bobettes À bedê | Pommes de Route | 00:30 | |
| Mary Saxton | Lonely World (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:23 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Sing Sing | Jaune | 05:47 | |
| Simply Saucer | Dance the Mutation | Cyborgs Revisited | 04:27 | |
| Nomeansno | Stocktaking | Wrong | 03:05 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Durocher | ST | 04:36 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Fortissimo | Symphony in Effect | 02:32 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Art's a Happy Man | ST | 03:13 | |
| Les Misérables | Elle me dit | ST | 04:03 | |
| Peter Tessier | And On the Eighth Day He Said… | By Turning a Knob | 04:07 | |
| Warpig | The Moth | ST | 05:12 | |
| Riverson | Medallion Castle (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:27 | |
| Warpig | U.X.I.B. | ST | 07:38 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Arcade Fire | Crown of Love | Funeral | 04:42 | |
| Mary Saxton | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 | |
| Arthur Scammel R. | Confederation Song | My Newfoundland | 02:52 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | I'm Showin You | Symphony in Effect | 04:51 | |
| Peter Tessier | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Wild Little Willy | ST | 02:16 | |
| Simply Saucer | Mole Machine | Cyborgs Revisited | 04:24 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Cannot Know | By Turning a Knob | 03:20 | |
| Mary Saxton | Losing Control (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:03 | |
| Reign Ghost | Mother's Got Troubles | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:32 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Brainwashed | Sings Like It Is! | 03:37 | |
| Willie Dunn | Broker | ST | 02:53 | |
| Willie Dunn | Half Breed Blues | ST | 02:35 | |
| Sloan | Penpals | Twice Removed | 03:08 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) | Funeral | 04:49 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Hey Mama (Keep Your Big Mouth Shut) | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 03:01 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Pleine lune | Pommes de Route | 03:25 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 1) | ST | 02:47 | |
| Bent Wind | Riverside | Sussex | 06:12 | |
| Judy Singh | Up And Down | A Time for Love | 03:38 | |
| Nomeansno | Rags and Bones | Wrong | 05:05 | |
| Freedom North | Take a Look at Me (Bill Hill, Al Nicholls) | ST | 03:11 | |
| Willie Dunn | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Y a rien la | Pommes de Route | 02:27 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Peter Tessier | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Le petit roi | Jaune | 03:47 | |
| Mary Saxton | I Gotta Go Now (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:05 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | The Mic's My Piece | Symphony in Effect | 06:00 | |
| Willie Dunn | Riel | ST | 02:45 | |
| Haunted | Untie Me | ST | 04:44 | |
| Corb Lund | Little Foothills Heaven | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 02:57 | |
| Corb Lund | Hurtin’ Albertan (with Tim Hus) | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 04:41 | |
| Ron Baumber | Little by Little | China Doll | 03:25 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | So Many Things | ST | 02:51 | |
| Corb Lund | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 02:56 | |
| Sloan | I Can Feel It | Twice Removed | 03:29 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Mary Saxton | Silent Thoughts (McAulley-Theuson) | Sad Eyes | 02:41 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Tear it Up | Symphony in Effect | 02:22 | |
| Sloan | Worried Now | Twice Removed | 02:40 | |
| Willie Dunn | I Pity the Country | ST | 02:58 | |
| Bent Wind | The Lions | Sussex | 05:28 | |
| Peter Tessier | Someday | By Turning a Knob | 03:36 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Private Symphony | Symphony in Effect | 05:43 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hindsight | ST | 03:39 | |
| Nomeansno | Oh No! Bruno! | Wrong | 03:06 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | J'veux m'en r'tourner Chez nous (Alcohol...) | Pommes de Route | 03:02 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Le signal final | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:08 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Welcome Surprise | ST | 03:12 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Épilogue | Jaune | 04:00 | |
| Les Misérables | Rhythm & Blues | ST | 02:14 | |
| Ellison | Freedom (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 03:17 | |
| Freedom North | Gone Forever (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 03:04 | |
| Peter Tessier | Bottle of Time | By Turning a Knob | 03:27 | |
| Ron Baumber | Duncan and the Devil | China Doll | 02:55 | |
| Joni Mitchell | A Case of You | Blue | 04:22 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | She Ain't No Use to Me | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 03:06 | |
| Diane Dufresne | J'me sens ben | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 04:33 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Peter Tessier | A Little More Rain | By Turning a Knob | 01:01 | |
| Judy Singh | So I'm Wrong Again | A Time for Love | 02:56 | |
| Sloan | Coax Me | Twice Removed | 03:26 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Rock pour un gars d'bicyc | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 03:30 | |
| Arthur Scammel R. | Long May You Big Jib Draw | My Newfoundland | 02:54 | |
| Les Misérables | A quoi ca sert | ST | 01:58 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Dizzy Miss Lizzy | ST | 01:56 | |
| Ron Baumber | Dana's Song | China Doll | 03:18 | |
| Teenage Head | Top Down | ST | 02:00 | |
| Sloan | Before I Do | Twice Removed | 07:05 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Out of the Sunshine | Sings Like It Is! | 02:48 | |
| Peter Tessier | Pastorale | By Turning a Knob | 03:34 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | You Will be Loved Again | Miss America | 03:35 | |
| Freedom North | Losing You (Rick St. Jean, Franki Hart, Eddy Kaye, Les Leroux) HEAVY ACID ROCK | ST | 02:18 |
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