Top 50 Black Canadian Albums

50 landmark albums by Black Canadian artists — essential listening.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Walkin' the Dog	Chip Dip	03:13
Da Grassroots	Intermission	Passage Through Time	03:30
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Memory Lane	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:04
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	She'll be Back	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:22
King Herbert And the Knights	Let It Be	With Jack Harden	03:57
Judy Singh	So I'm Wrong Again	A Time for Love	02:56
Romel Louis	Take Your Time	More Action	03:13
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	Hay Gee	"Coming Out"	05:02
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Mike Taylor	Brute Force	Brute Force	04:43
Billy Martin	One More Time	I Turn You On	03:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	"Dat's My Nigga!!"	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:05
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	When I Think of Home	ST	02:49
Brass Tacks	Game Iz Like	Game Iz Like // Inner City Madness (promo white label)	03:12
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	I'm Showin You	Symphony in Effect	04:51
Billy Martin	Peaches & Cream	Doin' Their Thing	02:28
Billy Martin	Music to Watch Girls By	Doin' Their Thing	02:12
Mighty Pope	Love on a Disco Floor	ST	03:01
Mathematik	Industrialized	Ecology	03:35
King Herbert And the Knights	Ode to Billy Joe	With Jack Harden	04:15
Jack Harden & the Silhouettes	Love is Wonderful	She'll be Back b/w Love is Wonderful	02:25
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	L.T.D. Makes a Toast	The Black Tie Affair	01:48
Da Grassroots	Last Days	Passage Through Time	00:24
Billy Martin	Moon Ride	Strawberry Soul	04:16
Billy Martin	Funky Feelin'	Strawberry Soul	02:44
Billy Martin	Stax	Strawberry Soul	03:09
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Drop the Needle	Symphony in Effect	05:46
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Bring It On (Remix)	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	04:16
Citizen Kane	Structure - Foundation (What's The Plan) (Clean)	Structure - Foundation (What's The Plan)	03:11
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Let it Be	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:08
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Saukrates	Hate Runs Deep "Album Version"	Hate Runs Deep	04:59
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	The Black Tie Affair	The Black Tie Affair	04:26
Billy Martin	It's Your Life	I Turn You On	05:06
Judy Singh	Up And Down	A Time for Love	03:38
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hook & Sling	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	05:51
Stan Martin	Come to the Party	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	04:37
Stan Martin	Beautiful Girl	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:58
Compilation	Kardinal Offishall - Naughty Dread	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	04:24
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	Hell Bent: A Collection of Hard Instrumentals (Split with King Herbert & the Knights)	03:33
Jackie Shane	Dual Trumpet Bounce	Live!	01:57
Billy Martin	Proud Mary	Doin' Their Thing	02:57
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE)	The Black Tie Affair	03:47
Faith Nolan	Mary Joseph Angelique	Africville	02:27
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Untitled (Make the Answer "Yes")	ST	04:31
Don Carrington Trio	MacArthur Park	Makin' It Happen	04:21
Mighty Pope	Rescue Me	ST	02:52
Mike Taylor	For All We Know	Brute Force	06:19
Carla Whitney	Wisdom Song	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	02:15
Compilation	Red Life - Who's Talking Weight (Remix)	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	03:42
Romel Louis	On peut enfin s'amuser	More Action	02:39
Faith Nolan	Josiah Henson	Africville	04:20
Carla Whitney	Hello Darling	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	02:26
Da Grassroots	A Mother's Love	Passage Through Time	04:09
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	A Stranger in Your Own World	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	04:33
Mighty Pope	If You Want a Love Affair	ST	03:34
King Herbert And the Knights	Chicken Strut	With Jack Harden	03:43
Billy Martin	It's Your Life	Strawberry Soul	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Poetry is Black	The Black Tie Affair	04:16
Citizen Kane	Lost Angels (Instrumental)	The Epic	04:10
Compilation	Rascalz - Fitnredi	Beat Factory Rap Essentials Volume 1	04:30
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Hell Bent	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	03:31
Da Grassroots	Revival (Three Rhyme Superstars)	Passage Through Time	02:43
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Carla Whitney	Lovin' At Midnite	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	03:06
Stan Martin	Hop Skipping the Boogie	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:00
Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone	What's Come Over Me?	"Coming Out"	05:01
Don Carrington Trio	Higher	Makin' It Happen	03:25
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Just Swingin	Symphony in Effect	05:30
King Herbert And the Knights	Let's Get Together	With Jack Harden	03:18
Stan Martin	Dr. Cool	Stan Martin is Dr. Cool	03:56
Brass Tacks	Politicians	Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)	03:45
Four The Moment	West Hants County	We're Still Standing	04:09
Brass Tacks	City Scapes	Star Point Tactics ‎(EP)	05:51
Beverly Glenn-Copeland	Durocher	ST	04:36
King Herbert And the Knights	You Make Me So Very Happy	With Jack Harden	05:09
Saukrates	Hate Runs Deep "Radio Edit"	Hate Runs Deep	05:18
Da Grassroots	Postal Work	Passage Through Time	00:38
Mathematik	Better By the Letter	Ecology	04:18
Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy	By The Time I Get to Phoenix	ST	03:16
Frank Motley & the Bridge Crossings	Rock and Soul	Chip Dip	03:57
Jackie Shane	Raindrops	Live!	05:50
Faith Nolan	Emancipation Day	Africville	01:39
Trevor Dandy	Have You Ever Wondered?	Don't Cry Little Tree	04:12
Billy Martin	Exodus	Doin' Their Thing	03:19
Carla Whitney	I'm Still In Love With You	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	02:36
Mike Taylor	Too Old to Dream	Brute Force	05:50
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Watchin' Zeros Grow	The Black Tie Affair	05:31
Carla Whitney	Tear Stained Pillow	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	02:45
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Check My Vernacular	Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!	03:15
Mighty Pope	If That's the Way You Want It	ST	03:49
Carla Whitney	I've Been Hurt (So Many Times)	Choker Campbell & the Super Sounds	03:28
Mathematik	My Enemy	Ecology	03:32
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)	Conductin' Thangs	The Black Tie Affair	04:52
Billy Martin	Back at the Chicken Shack	Doin' Their Thing	02:51
Frank Motley & the Hitch-Hikers	Comin' Home	The Hitch-Hikers featuring The Mighty Pope	05:21
Judy Singh	Samba Del Sol	A Time for Love	03:08