Natty Dread (studio album) by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 1,275th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 330 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (259th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,275th)
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Bob Marley - Natty Dread - 1984 US Press VG++ Ultrasonic Clean
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Bob Marley & The Wailers Natty Dread Vinyl LP 1974 / 1975 Island Roots Reggae
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BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Natty Dread CD Tuff Gong/Island 1974/199? Reissue CLUB
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Bob Marley & The Wailers bestography

Natty Dread is ranked 4th best out of 28 albums by Bob Marley & The Wailers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bob Marley & The Wailers is Exodus which is ranked number 259 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,510.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 330 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.

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80/100
From 07/08/2022 12:56
Com músicas lendárias, todo um estado de espírito.
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From 02/04/2022 16:27
This is the first Bob Marley that didn't blow me away, but there's still a couple of bangers on this one. Natty Dread, Revolution, and Lively Up Yourself are my favorites.
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From 08/03/2021 12:30
stunning beautiful reggae speaks to the times and all history
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From 09/19/2020 02:40
My favorite of Bob's studio albums. Great songs right through
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From 07/27/2019 18:16
Favorite Tracks:Them Belly Full, Rebel Music, Bend Down Low, Talkin' Blues
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From 07/09/2018 16:32
Should be ranked higher
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From 02/28/2018 01:28
Not even currently in the top 1200, wow.
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From 02/16/2018 19:36
L'album della svolta per Bob Marley, lasciato solo dopo l'abbandono delle altre due teste pensanti dei Wailers, Peter Tosh e Bunny Wailer. Quello che poteva sembrare un salto nel buio si rivelò al contrario un successo, ma per quel che mi riguarda non colloco "Natty dread" ai primi posti delle mie preferenze tra i dischi di Marley.
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From 01/29/2018 05:20
Bob proving without any doubt that he was just fine without Peter and Bunny.
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From 06/18/2016 14:58
Another good Bob Marley. I still think the live version of, no woman,no cry, is far superior, and by it's inclusion on the, legend, compilation it's obvious others agree. Still some other fine songs to be found here in, so jah seh, lively up yourself, and the title track. Great laid back grooves.
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