101 Canadian Albums You Should Listen to Now - The Globe and Mail

"From Indigenous artists to jazz musicians to Francophone rock to indie-rock stars, these are the 101 albums that, we believe, tell a story about Canada." Published June 26, 2025 on the Globe and Mail

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Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variations (1955 and 1981)

Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variations (1955 and 1981)

1

Messiah - Jon Vickers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

Messiah - Jon Vickers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

2

Night Train (The Oscar Peterson Trio, 1963)

Night Train (The Oscar Peterson Trio, 1963)

3

Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

4

Turangalila Symphony and November Steps- TSO

Turangalila Symphony and November Steps- TSO

5

The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)

The Band - Music From Big Pink (1968)

6

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1969)

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1969)

7

American Woman - The Guess Who

American Woman - The Guess Who

8

Jean-Pierre Ferland - Jaune

Jean-Pierre Ferland - Jaune

9

Gordon Lightfoot - Sit Down Young Stranger

Gordon Lightfoot - Sit Down Young Stranger

10

After the Gold Rush (Neil Young, 1970)

After the Gold Rush (Neil Young, 1970)

11

Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)

Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)

12

Willie Dunn

Willie Dunn

13

Paul Bley - Open, to Love

Paul Bley - Open, to Love

14

Downchild Blues Band - Straight Up (1973)

Downchild Blues Band - Straight Up (1973)

15

Court and Spark (Joni Mitchell, 1974)

Court and Spark (Joni Mitchell, 1974)

16

Sonny Greenwich - Sun Song (1974)

Sonny Greenwich - Sun Song (1974)

17

Harmonium - Les Cinq Saisons

Harmonium - Les Cinq Saisons

18

Dreamboat Annie (Heart, 1975)

Dreamboat Annie (Heart, 1975)

19

Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia

Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia

20

Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Kate and Anna McGarrigle

Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Kate and Anna McGarrigle

21

Phil Nimmons - The Atlantic Suite (1976)

Phil Nimmons - The Atlantic Suite (1976)

22

Stan Rogers - Fogarty's Cove (1976)

Stan Rogers - Fogarty's Cove (1976)

23

Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws (1979)

Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws (1979)

24

Claude Vivier - Kopernikus (1979)

Claude Vivier - Kopernikus (1979)

25

Rough Trade - Avoid Freud

Rough Trade - Avoid Freud

26

Martha and the Muffins - Metro Music

Martha and the Muffins - Metro Music

27

D.O.A. - Hardcore 81 (1981)

D.O.A. - Hardcore 81 (1981)

28

Moving Pictures - Rush (1981)

Moving Pictures - Rush (1981)

29

Anvil - Metal on Metal

Anvil - Metal on Metal

30

Reckless - Bryan Adams (1984)

Reckless - Bryan Adams (1984)

31

...Keyboard Fantasies... (Beverly Glenn-Copeland, 1986)

...Keyboard Fantasies... (Beverly Glenn-Copeland, 1986)

32

Ian Tyson - Cowboyography (1986)

Ian Tyson - Cowboyography (1986)

33

Jane Siberry • the Walking

Jane Siberry • the Walking

34

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988)

Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988)

35

Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara

Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara

36

Daniel Lanois - Acadie (1989)

Daniel Lanois - Acadie (1989)

37

Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited

Simply Saucer - Cyborgs Revisited

38

Wrong (Nomeansno, 1989)

Wrong (Nomeansno, 1989)

39

And Now the Legacy Begins - Dream Warriors

And Now the Legacy Begins - Dream Warriors

40

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