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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Saxton | A Tear (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:09 | |
| David Clayton-Thomas | Out of the Sunshine | Sings Like It Is! | 02:48 | |
| Riverson | Take Me (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 02:55 | |
| Arcade Fire | Une anee sans lumiere | Funeral | 03:40 | |
| Teenage Head | You're Tearin' Me Apart | ST | 02:43 | |
| Christmas | Blues on an Iceberg | Heritage | 06:01 | |
| Riverson | Can't Live Without You (Franki Hart) | ST | 03:07 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breadbox | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:05 | |
| Riverson | Between the Lines (Brian Edwards) | ST | 04:10 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Woman for All Seasons | ST | 04:13 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Epistle to Paradise | ST | 03:35 | |
| Joni Mitchell | Blue | Blue | 03:05 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | If You Can Want | ST | 04:29 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | One of These Days | ST | 02:37 | |
| Sloan | Snowsuit Sound | Twice Removed | 03:48 | |
| Corb Lund | Big Butch Bass Bull Fiddle | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 02:13 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Sing Sing | Jaune | 05:47 | |
| Les Misérables | Trop fort | ST | 02:34 | |
| Judy Singh | Samba Del Sol | A Time for Love | 03:08 | |
| Les Misérables | Elle me dit | ST | 04:03 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | Year in Song | Miss America | 03:35 | |
| Willie Dunn | Riel | ST | 02:45 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | Keeping You in Mind | Miss America | 04:40 | |
| Arcade Fire | Haiti | Funeral | 04:07 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Odessa | ST | 02:16 | |
| Joni Mitchell | Carey | Blue | 03:02 | |
| Mary Saxton | Wait Until Mourning (Campbell) | Sad Eyes | 02:20 | |
| Reign Ghost | Solar Nice | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 02:33 | |
| Simply Saucer | Dance the Mutation | Cyborgs Revisited | 04:27 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Cannot Know | By Turning a Knob | 03:20 | |
| Willie Dunn | Peruvian Dream (Part 2) solo by Jerry Saddleback | ST | 05:36 | |
| Peter Tessier | The Rain on the Brain | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Corb Lund | The Truck Got Stuck Talkin’ Blues (featuring Ramblin’ Jack Elliott) | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 05:35 | |
| Reign Ghost | Mother's Got Troubles | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:32 | |
| Mary Saxton | Wander By (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:34 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | The Mic's My Piece | Symphony in Effect | 06:00 | |
| Corb Lund | All I Wanna Do is Play Cards | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 04:00 | |
| Joni Mitchell | This Flight Tonight | Blue | 02:51 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Le chat du café des artistes | Jaune | 04:29 | |
| Nomeansno | Tired of Waiting | Wrong | 01:47 | |
| Bent Wind | Look at Love | Sussex | 04:01 | |
| Freedom North | Lonely Man (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill, Les Leroux) | ST | 05:25 | |
| Peter Tessier | Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone? | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Christmas | Point Black | Heritage | 02:21 | |
| Peter Tessier | I Still Don't Know | By Turning a Knob | 02:58 | |
| Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx) | Y a rien la | Pommes de Route | 02:27 | |
| Ronnie Hawkins | Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad) | ST | 02:22 | |
| Freedom North | Hey Carmen (R. Boileau) | ST | 03:11 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Untouchable | Symphony in Effect | 03:47 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes") | ST | 04:31 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Le cirque est fini | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:22 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Don't Despair (Jazz Version) | ST | 02:59 | |
| Les Misérables | Delaisse | ST | 02:45 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Comme des chiens | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 02:09 | |
| Ron Baumber | East of the Rockies | China Doll | 03:51 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hurdy-Gurdy Man | ST | 04:38 | |
| Ellison | Freedom (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 03:17 | |
| Diane Dufresne | Carrousel | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 00:32 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | She Ain't No Use to Me | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 03:06 | |
| Peter Tessier | Someday | By Turning a Knob | 03:36 | |
| Bent Wind | Mystify | Sussex | 03:13 | |
| Freedom North | Gone Forever (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 03:04 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Nomeansno | Stocktaking | Wrong | 03:05 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Prologue | Jaune | 02:25 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | It Ain't Fair | Jaune | 02:52 | |
| Simply Saucer | Illegal Bodies | Cyborgs Revisited | 10:12 | |
| Peter Tessier | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Ellison | Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:25 | |
| Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Swords of Gold | ST | 02:51 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Épilogue | Jaune | 04:00 | |
| Sloan | Coax Me | Twice Removed | 03:26 | |
| The Ugly Ducklings | Just in Case You Wonder | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:28 | |
| Mary Saxton | I Gotta Go Now (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:05 | |
| Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) | Tear it Up | Symphony in Effect | 02:22 | |
| Freedom North | Ordinary Man (Rick St. Jean) | ST | 03:12 | |
| Ellison | Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay) | ST | 03:36 | |
| Peter Tessier | Bottle of Time | By Turning a Knob | 03:27 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Y'a des jours | Jaune | 05:23 | |
| Les Misérables | Ecoute-moi | ST | 02:05 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Le petit roi | Jaune | 03:47 | |
| Teenage Head | Ain't Got No Sense | ST | 04:10 | |
| Mary Saxton | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 | |
| Christmas | Heritage | Heritage | 02:29 | |
| Joni Mitchell | The Last Time I Saw Richard | Blue | 04:15 | |
| Bent Wind | Sacred Cows | Sussex | 04:09 | |
| Nomeansno | Big Dick | Wrong | 03:15 | |
| Jean-Pierre Ferland | Ce qu'on dit quand on tient une femme dans ses bras | Jaune | 03:52 | |
| Les Misérables | A quoi ca sert | ST | 01:58 | |
| Teenage Head | Lucy Potato | ST | 03:36 | |
| The Haunted | Untie Me | ST | 04:44 | |
| The Haunted | A Message to Pretty | ST | 03:07 | |
| Judy Singh | Song Under the Sun | A Time for Love | 04:57 | |
| The Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Peter Tessier | Try With Your Heart | By Turning a Knob | 03:56 | |
| Judy Singh | Forever Waits Beyond | A Time for Love | 03:17 | |
| Teenage Head | Little Boxes | ST | 03:24 | |
| Freedom North | Take a Look at Me (Bill Hill, Al Nicholls) | ST | 03:11 | |
| Mary O’Hara Margaret | To Cry About | Miss America | 03:23 |
ST
ST
Cyborgs Revisited
Simply Saucer (1)
Simply Saucer (10)
Simply Saucer (9)
Simply Saucer (8)
Simply Saucer (7)
Simply Saucer (6)
Simply Saucer (5)
Simply Saucer (4)
Simply Saucer (2)
Simply Saucer
Freedom North
Freedom North
Freedom North
ST
ST
Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Reign Ghost
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
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