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
Diane Dufresne	Le tour du bloc	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	04:14
Plume Latraverse (Michel Proulx)	Hold-Up	Pommes de Route	03:31
Peter Tessier	Why are Old Folks Always Left Alone?	By Turning a Knob	03:56
Willie Dunn	I Pity the Country	ST	02:58
Bent Wind	Goin' to the City	Sussex	02:51
Perth County Conspiracy	So Many Things	ST	02:51
Teenage Head	Bonerack	ST	03:36
Reign Ghost	Breadbox	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:05
Riverson	Clear Night (Rayburn Blake)	ST	03:06
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
Nomeansno	Stocktaking	Wrong	03:05
Willie Dunn	The Ballad of Crowfoot	ST	07:57
Arcade Fire	Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)	Funeral	04:49
Corb Lund	The Truth Comes Out	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	03:28
Mary Saxton	Sad Eyes (McAulley)	Sad Eyes	03:04
Diane Dufresne	La joute des etoiles	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	01:37
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Swords of Gold	ST	02:51
Simply Saucer	Here Come the Cyborgs	Cyborgs Revisited	03:45
Ron Baumber	China Doll	China Doll	02:40
Corb Lund	The Rodeo’s Over (with Ian Tyson)	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	03:22
Willie Dunn	Charlie	ST	03:10
Ellison	Unchanged World (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand, Robert Cager, Christian Tremblay)	ST	03:36
Sloan	People of the Sky	Twice Removed	03:37
Les Misérables	Chemises a pois cravates a fleurs	ST	02:50
Peter Tessier	Someday	By Turning a Knob	03:36
Joni Mitchell	Carey	Blue	03:02
Arthur Scammel R.	Confederation Song	My Newfoundland	02:52
Warpig	Flaggit	ST	03:08
Mary O’Hara Margaret	Help Me Lift You Up	Miss America	04:37
Plastic Cloud	Civilization Machine	ST	08:51
Reign Ghost	Mother's Got Troubles	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	03:32
Warpig	The Moth	ST	05:12
Jean-Pierre Ferland	...	Jaune	01:22
Reign Ghost	Breast Stroke Blues	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	04:24
Mary O’Hara Margaret	Year in Song	Miss America	03:35
Peter Tessier	And On the Eighth Day He Said…	By Turning a Knob	04:07
Nomeansno	Brainless Wonder	Wrong	01:34
Peter Tessier	I'll Never Know	By Turning a Knob	01:41
Joni Mitchell	Blue	Blue	03:05
Corb Lund	The Truck Got Stuck	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	02:58
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Durocher	ST	04:36
Riverson	Winter Garden (Brian Edwards)	ST	03:19
Peter Tessier	The Rain on the Brain	By Turning a Knob	02:38
Simply Saucer	Instant Pleasure	Cyborgs Revisited	01:42
David Clayton-Thomas	Brainwashed	Sings Like It Is!	03:37
Christmas	Rise Up	Heritage	03:12
Sloan	I Hate My Generation	Twice Removed	02:26
The Ugly Ducklings	10:30 Train	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:32
Judy Singh	Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon	A Time for Love	03:09
David Clayton-Thomas	Poison Ivy	Sings Like It Is!	02:13
Teenage Head	Kissin the Carpet	ST	04:50
David Clayton-Thomas	Done Somebody Wrong	Sings Like It Is!	02:34
Willie Dunn	Broker	ST	02:53
Ron Baumber	Lullaby	China Doll	03:11
Arcade Fire	In the Backseat	Funeral	06:19
Arcade Fire	Crown of Love	Funeral	04:42
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Fortissimo	Symphony in Effect	02:32
Bent Wind	Hate	Sussex	05:22
Diane Dufresne	Attention la terre	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	00:34
David Clayton-Thomas	Out of the Sunshine	Sings Like It Is!	02:48
Willie Dunn	Riel	ST	02:45
Judy Singh	Their Hearts Were Full of Spring	A Time for Love	02:36
Sloan	Snowsuit Sound	Twice Removed	03:48
David Clayton-Thomas	Send Her Home	Sings Like It Is!	03:05
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Willie Dunn	Riel	ST	02:45
Les Misérables	Misérablement vôtre	ST	02:39
Freedom North	Losing You (Rick St. Jean, Franki Hart, Eddy Kaye, Les Leroux) HEAVY ACID ROCK	ST	02:18
Plastic Cloud	Dainty General Rides	ST	04:14
Judy Singh	A Time for Love	A Time for Love	04:14
Diane Dufresne	Le dernier show	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	03:18
Bent Wind	The Lions	Sussex	05:28
Diane Dufresne	La marche nuptiale des condamnes a mort	À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque	04:18
Nomeansno	Big Dick	Wrong	03:15
Freedom North	Take a Look at Me (Bill Hill, Al Nicholls)	ST	03:11
Simply Saucer	Nazi Apocalypse	Cyborgs Revisited	03:09
The Ugly Ducklings	Do What You Want	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:45
Christmas	Something Borrowed	Heritage	03:00
The Ugly Ducklings	Not For Long	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:59
Ron Baumber	Little by Little	China Doll	03:25
Bent Wind	Mystify	Sussex	03:13
Corb Lund	Trouble in the Country	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	03:06
Ellison	Satanic (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand)	ST	02:02
Mary Saxton	Wander By (McAulley)	Sad Eyes	02:34
The Ugly Ducklings	Postman's Fancy	Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label)	02:24
Reign Ghost	Pudsy's Parable	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:13
Corb Lund	Counterfeiters’ Blues	Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer	03:25
Reign Ghost	Solar Nice	Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires	02:33
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Maestro	Symphony in Effect	03:48
Mary Saxton	Losing Control (Gary Paxton)	Sad Eyes	02:03
Bent Wind	Sacred Cows	Sussex	04:09
Willie Dunn	Half Breed Blues	ST	02:35
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Tear it Up	Symphony in Effect	02:22
Ronnie Hawkins	Dizzy Miss Lizzy	ST	01:56
Les Misérables	Ecoute-moi	ST	02:05
Teenage Head	Curtain Jumper	ST	04:07
Mary O’Hara Margaret	To Cry About	Miss America	03:23
Les Misérables	Delaisse	ST	02:45
Christmas	Zenith	Heritage	01:07
Warpig	Melody With Balls	ST	07:14

MOCM TOP 100 CDN ALBUMS

Tracks

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Reign Ghost - Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires

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Christmas - Heritage

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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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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)

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