Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy CliffĦ4.

Pass The Kutchie - The Mighty Diamondsĥ9. I'm Still In Love With You - Alton Ellisĥ8. Iron Lion Zion - Bob Marley & the Wailersĥ7. 007 Shanty Town - Desmond Dekker & The AcesĤ4. I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley & the Wailersģ6. Wear You To The Ball - U-Roy & The Paragonsģ4. (I Am) The Upsetter - Lee 'Scratch' Perryģ2. Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley & the WailersĢ9. Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the WailersĢ6.

Rudy Got Soul - Desmond Dekker & The Acesġ9. Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailersġ7. Redemption Song - Bob Marley & the Wailersġ6. Montego Bay - Freddie Notes & The Rudiesġ4. 54-46 That's My Number - Toots & the Maytalsġ0. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley & the WailersĢ. Today the term 'Reggae' applies broadly to all the Jamaican born music that contains the original afterbeat rhythm.ġ. Around 1968 the influences of Rastafari and Africanism along with political and social unrest in Jamaica gave birth to 'Reggae', with a slower, stripped-down, less 'Pop-like' sound often with accents added on the 3rd beat. As time passed Ska slowed the beat, lost it's brass sound and morphed into 'Rocksteady', performed with fewer musicians and using more harmony vocals. The musicians called the sound 'Upside-down R&B'. Not the occasional reggae song recorded by non-reggae artists.)īackground: Reggae - Around 1960, in the slums of Kingston Jamaica, where the local bands were playing a musical mixture of American R&B, Caribbean, and pan-African sounds, drummers began to emphasize the afterbeat, the 2nd and 4th beats (4/4 time) in unison with the piano and guitar while the bass played walking quarter notes. (Note: These are Reggae songs by Reggae artists. Rankings are based on initial and lasting popularity as well as influence and impact in Reggae music. Criteria: This top 200 songs list contains the classic Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dancehall and Dub songs from Jamaica along with newer songs from Reggae artists in the U.K., U.S.

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