Catch A Fire (studio album)
by The Wailers
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Catch A Fire is ranked 3rd best out of 45 albums by Bob Marley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Marley is Exodus which is ranked number 266 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,276.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Catch A Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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90/100  | 07/21/2025 04:29 | brent13 | | 72/100 |
100/100 | 07/01/2025 23:35 |  Boltzmann | | 68/100 |
90/100 | 05/26/2025 17:08 | ShenBapiro | | 80/100 |
70/100 | 05/12/2025 13:50 | CharonBri | | 75/100 |
60/100 | 04/30/2025 09:48 | fabm0 | | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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One of my favorites from Marley
VictorVale 06/22/2022 20:22
Grande marco do reggae!
Larcx13 01/10/2022 03:36
I prefer the "Jamaican" version with the alternate cover. But great nonetheless!
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planetneutral 11/24/2020 22:40
No doubt these guys came out swingin' on Island Records. Still not sure how High Tide or Low Tide doesn't make the cut though.
Brandon8 03/04/2020 04:09
Fully formed “debut” this is one of my favorite albums Bob Marley was associated with. The Wailers include Bunny Wailer & Peter Tosh here and their contributions pack a big punch. Perhaps it didn’t have songs as great as on the next album Burnin’ but this album flows together quite well. Concrete Jungle, Stop That Train, Stir It Up & No More Trouble are standout tracks.
Droophus 01/04/2020 17:59
This album can be used to treat anxiety. The lyrical content may be heavy (concrete jungle, 400 years), but the sense of calm and pure beauty are unparalleled.
Favorite Tracks:Baby we've got a date, No more trouble
ImmortalAl 03/07/2019 23:33
Positive. We need more positive music. I love Bob's voice in the last song.
Outstanding debut from The Wailers, really shows all their potential. "Stir It Up" is a an underapreciated song on Bob's catalogue.
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