Top-ranked bands from Jamaica The top bands from Jamaica that appear most prominently in over 9,600 greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com are listed below:
N.B. Artists from before the mid-1960s may not be as well represented in this chart, because this chart only takes into account their albums. (Before that time, singles were far more important than albums).
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Rank
Band
Albums
The number of albums by this band featuring in the greatest album charts.
Top Ranked Album
The top ranked album by this band and where it ranks in the overall chart.
Score
Total rank score for this band (made up of the total rank score from all of their albums)
1 Bob Marley 24 Legend (185th)19,463 2 The Congos 1 Heart Of The Congos (832nd)1,343 3 Lee "Scratch" Perry 13 Super Ape (2,309th)735 4 Junior Murvin 1 Police And Thieves (1,524th)661 5 Burning Spear 8 Marcus Garvey (2,212th)585 6 Peter Tosh 9 Legalize It (2,978th)545 7 Toots & The Maytals 6 Funky Kingston (1,955th)529 8 Culture 5 Two Sevens Clash (2,169th)528 9 Augustus Pablo 4 King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (2,252nd)444 10 Bunny Wailer 5 Rock 'n' Groove (3,592nd)388 11 Yabby You 2 Conquering Lion (2,593rd)345 12 Jimmy Cliff 4 Jimmy Cliff (6,019th)298 13 Scientist 5 Scientist Meets The Space Invaders (7,883rd)275 14 Gregory Isaacs 10 More Gregory (5,387th)271 15 Black Uhuru 7 Red (6,028th)243 16 Ziggy Marley 4 Love Is My Religion (6,038th)211 17 Canibus 3 Rip The Jacker (4,121st)198 18 Max Romeo & The Upsetters 1 War Ina Babylon (3,966th)192 19 Damian Marley 2 Welcome To Jamrock (4,064th)189 20 Ernest Ranglin 2 Below The Bassline (6,524th)109