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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #2 (Laika) | Funeral | 03:31 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Welcome Surprise | ST | 03:12 | |
| Warpig | U.X.I.B. | ST | 07:38 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) | Funeral | 05:12 | |
| Teenage Head | Get Off My Back | ST | 03:58 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Big City Guy (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:26 | |
| Ellison | Strawberry Rain (Vincent Marandola, Richard Arcand) | ST | 05:22 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Hold-Up | Pommes de Route | 03:31 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | Le chat du café des artistes | Jaune | 04:29 | |
| Baumber, Ron | Keep it On the Tracks | China Doll | 03:18 | |
| Dunn, Willie | The Ballad of Crowfoot | ST | 07:57 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Squid Jiggin' Ground | My Newfoundland | 03:12 | |
| Freedom North | Vancouver (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:36 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | What'cha Gonna Do (When the Creek Runs Dry) | ST | 01:58 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Ruby Baby | ST | 02:15 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | 10:30 Train | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:32 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Dizzy Miss Lizzy | ST | 01:56 | |
| Reign Ghost | Breast Stroke Blues | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 04:24 | |
| Simply Saucer | Here Come the Cyborgs (excerpt) (live) | Cyborgs Revisited | 06:45 | |
| Reign Ghost | Enola Gay | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 08:26 | |
| Teenage Head | Picture My Face | ST | 02:59 | |
| Freedom North | Sorry (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:39 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | J'veux m'en r'tourner Chez nous (Alcohol...) | Pommes de Route | 03:02 | |
| Saxton, Mary | Is it Better to Live or to Die (Johnson) | Sad Eyes | 02:51 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Broker | ST | 02:53 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Someday | By Turning a Knob | 03:36 | |
| Dunn, Willie | Half Breed Blues | ST | 02:35 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | Not Be Allright | Miss America | 05:13 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | When You Know Why You're Happy | Miss America | 04:37 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Pleine lune | Pommes de Route | 03:25 | |
| Ellison | Winter Slutch (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:06 | |
| Haunted | A Message to Pretty | ST | 03:07 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | Dear Darling | Miss America | 03:51 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | One of These Days | ST | 02:37 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | Year in Song | Miss America | 03:35 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | Le petit roi | Jaune | 03:47 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | Y'a des jours | Jaune | 05:23 | |
| Riverson | Hermit Glen (Rayburn Blake) | ST | 03:06 | |
| Tessier, Peter | I Cannot Know | By Turning a Knob | 03:20 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Les bobettes À bedê | Pommes de Route | 00:30 | |
| Singh, Judy | Raggedy Anne And Raggedy Andy | A Time for Love | 04:17 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Hey Mister Engineer | By Turning a Knob | 02:38 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Raver's Inn | By Turning a Knob | 04:52 | |
| Saxton, Mary | I Gotta Go Now (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:05 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | ... | Jaune | 01:22 | |
| Glenn-Copeland, Beverly | Durocher | ST | 04:36 | |
| Warpig | Sunflight | ST | 04:28 | |
| Freedom North | Losing You (Rick St. Jean, Franki Hart, Eddy Kaye, Les Leroux) HEAVY ACID ROCK | ST | 02:18 | |
| Arcade Fire | Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) | Funeral | 04:48 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Bake Apple Jam | My Newfoundland | 03:53 | |
| Saxton, Mary | A Tear (Gary Paxton) | Sad Eyes | 02:09 | |
| Scammel, Arthur R. | Sea Pictures | My Newfoundland | 03:26 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | On n'a pas l'temps | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 02:22 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | This Flight Tonight | Blue | 02:51 | |
| Singh, Judy | Forever Waits Beyond | A Time for Love | 03:17 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | Little Green | Blue | 03:27 | |
| Nomeansno | Two Lips, Two Lungs and One Tongue | Wrong | 01:46 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | I Got a Woman | Sings Like It Is! | 04:42 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Pommes de route | Pommes de Route | 01:16 | |
| Arcade Fire | Rebellion (Lies) | Funeral | 05:10 | |
| Nomeansno | Oh No! Bruno! | Wrong | 03:06 | |
| Misérables, Les | Ecoute-moi | ST | 02:05 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Send Her Home | Sings Like It Is! | 03:05 | |
| Sloan | People of the Sky | Twice Removed | 03:37 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | La bienséance | Pommes de Route | 02:10 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Who's Been Talkin' | Sings Like It Is! | 02:24 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hurdy-Gurdy Man | ST | 04:38 | |
| Singh, Judy | Look Around | A Time for Love | 02:40 | |
| Haunted | 1-2-5 | ST | 02:30 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Civilization Machine | ST | 08:51 | |
| Saxton, Mary | I Don't Know (McAulley) | Sad Eyes | 02:35 | |
| Mitchell, Joni | My Old Man | Blue | 03:34 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Mary Lou | ST | 02:10 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | Nothin' | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:29 | |
| Ellison | Untruth Story (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 05:58 | |
| Teenage Head | Curtain Jumper | ST | 04:07 | |
| Misérables, Les | Vivre avec toi | ST | 02:09 | |
| Perth County Conspiracy | Hindsight | ST | 03:39 | |
| Tessier, Peter | Pastorale | By Turning a Knob | 03:34 | |
| Reign Ghost | Ain't it Great | Reign Ghost Featuring Lynda Squires | 03:56 | |
| Ellison | Seal a Beam Bow (Vincent Marandola) | ST | 04:25 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Poison Ivy | Sings Like It Is! | 02:13 | |
| Sloan | Shame Shame | Twice Removed | 03:04 | |
| Plastic Cloud | Bridge Under the Sky | ST | 04:35 | |
| Tessier, Peter | And On the Eighth Day He Said… | By Turning a Knob | 04:07 | |
| Hawkins, Ronnie | Oh Sugar | ST | 02:15 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | Épilogue | Jaune | 04:00 | |
| Riverson | I'll be There (Brian Edwards) | ST | 03:15 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | Le cirque est fini | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:22 | |
| O’Hara, Mary Margaret | Help Me Lift You Up | Miss America | 04:37 | |
| Clayton-Thomas, David | Hey Hey Hey | Sings Like It Is! | 02:05 | |
| Dunn, Willie | I Pity the Country | ST | 02:58 | |
| Ugly Ducklings | That's Just the Thought hat I Had in My Mind | Somewhere Outside (Multicoloured label) | 02:42 | |
| Dufresne, Diane | La joute des etoiles | À part de d'ça, j'me sens ben / Opéra cirque | 01:37 | |
| Arcade Fire | Crown of Love | Funeral | 04:42 | |
| Freedom North | Seems to Me (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill) | ST | 02:34 | |
| Simply Saucer | Here Come the Cyborgs | Cyborgs Revisited | 03:45 | |
| Arcade Fire | Wake Up | Funeral | 05:35 | |
| Latraverse, Plume (Michel Proulx) | Y a rien la | Pommes de Route | 02:27 | |
| Ferland, Jean-Pierre | It Ain't Fair | Jaune | 02:52 |
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