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Enjoy the greatest roots/reggae music of all time with this playlist of best classic reggae songs. From Peter Tosh to Damian Marley, you'll find your favorite tunes here.
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- Chaka Demus and Pliers - 'Twist and Shout' Chaka Demus & Pliers - Twist and Shout Feat. Jack Radics. Released in 1993, this track came from Chaka Demus and Pliers, the Jamaican reggae duo consisting of DJ Chaka Demus (born John Taylor) and singer Pliers (born Everton Bonner).
- Shaggy - 'Oh Carolina' Shaggy - Oh Carolina 1993 (Official HQ) Jamaican reggae superstar released ‘Oh Carolina’ in 1993. It is a cover of the 1958 song by the Folkes Brothers, which was produced by Prince Buster and became an early ska hit.
- Janet Kay - 'Silly Games' Janet Kay - Silly games - Top of The Pops 1979. This ballad from 1979 was a perfect example of the 'lovers' rock' genre, a reggae offshoot that focused on romantic sentiments.
- Third World - 'Now That We've Found Love' Third World - Now That We Found Love (1979)• TopPop. 'Now That We’ve Found Love' was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by The O’Jays in 1973.
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- Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
- Kingston Town – UB40
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
- One Love – Bob Marley
- Red Red Wine – UB40
- Baby, I Love Your Way – Big Mountain
- Legalize It – Peter Tosh
- The Tide Is High – The Paragons
- Hold Me Tight – Johnny Nash
Three Little Birds is probably the one song you’ve heard before, even if you’re entirely unfamiliar with the reggae genre as a whole. It’s one of the most famous tracks of all time in general. Bob Marley and The Wailers released it as a single in 1980, but it first appeared on the Exodusalbum in 1977. Often thought to have other names like “Don’t W...
Kingston Town originated as a 1970 song by Lord Creator. In 1989, English reggae group UB40 recorded a version of the track for their album Labour Of Love II. After releasing it as the second single from the album, it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one in both France and the Netherlands. A couple of re-issues over the next f...
Redemption Song was the final track on Bob Marley’s Uprising album, released in 1980. Several lines in the track were directly lifted from a speech by Pan-African orator Marcus Garveythat was titled “The Work That Has Been Done.” Marley had been diagnosed with cancer by the time he wrote this song, and that confrontation with mortality was on displ...
I Can See Clearly Nowis another song that most people are going to be familiar with on our list. It was written and recorded by Johnny Nash for his 1972 album of the same name and turned out to be a big hit. It topped the Hot 100 and Cash Box charts in the US while also reaching the pinnacle of the South African and Canadian charts. The reggae infl...
There’s a reason Bob Marley is featured for a third time in our first five songs on this list. He’s undeniably the king of the reggae genre, helping popularize it on an international level and consistently producing hits. His music was meant to bring people together, and no track was more representative of that mission than One Love. It’s easy to g...
Red Red Wine is probably the more famous UB40 song of the two within our top 10. It was originally written and recorded by Neil Diamond in 1967 and appeared on his album Just For You. They recorded their cover version in 1983 and scored a big hit single. Rather than a somber ballad about needing wine to forget their woes, their version was a lighte...
Peter Frampton originally wrote and recorded Baby, I Love Your Wayas an arena rock song in 1975. It appeared on several of his albums and was the quintessential easy rocker of the 1970s that most people are familiar with from films and other media. In 1994, American reggae and pop band Big Mountain released a cover of the track that appeared in the...
Legalize Itserved as the title track of one of Peter Tosh’s solo albums after leaving The Wailers. It came out in 1976 and combined both pop and reggae influences into a political song advocating for the legalization of marijuana. He produced the album himself, ensuring a harsh tone against the brutality of police officers in Jamaica. But even with...
John Holt first wrote The Tide Is High in 1967 as a rocksteady song, a precursor to the reggae genre. It was performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons with Holt as the lead singer. It was popular in Jamaica and the UK, but it was in 1980 that it received international recognition. Blondie recorded their more popular version of the track in 1980 ...
Hold Me Tight was the title track of Johnny Nash’s 1968 album. Both it and the B-side single found great chart success that year. It reached number one on the Canadian chart, number five on the US Hot 100, and number five on the UK Singles Chart. Its B-side, Cupid, made it to number six on the UK Singles Chart.
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From classic reggae anthems by Bob Marley to a more foreign twist on reggae, such as UB40’s “Red Red Wine,” and down to more modern reggae hits like Sean Paul and Damian Marley’s songs, this list has something to offer to everyone.
Jul 1, 2023 · Best Reggae Songs: 25 Classics From (And Inspired By) Jamaica. An introduction to just a few of the incredible songs the genre has to offer. Published on. July 1, 2023. By. Reggie Mint. From...
