Natty Dread
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Bob Marley & The Wailers bestography
Natty Dread is ranked 5th best out of 45 albums by Bob Marley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Marley is Exodus which is ranked number 256 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,227.
(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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Natty Dread track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Natty Dread rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1974 | 18/49 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 97 Music Albums of 1974 | 63/97 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 | 17/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 39 Music Albums of 1974 | 10/39 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 33 America Center | 23/66 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1974 | 18/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best of Rest | 35/100 | - |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 10/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Jive Chart | 31/100 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 34 Music Albums of 1974 | 26/34 | 1 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 66 Music Albums of 1974 | 39/66 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 9/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 15 Music Albums of 1974 | 8/15 | 3 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 19/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | Rivera | World | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1970s Pt 3 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 18 Music Albums of 1974 | 12/18 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 298 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,302 | |||
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Natty Dread ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 20:09 | xhitmanx | 1,436 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/24/2026 02:43 | stareaterogni0n | 515 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 08:38 | lagire | 3 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2026 16:47 | matterhornrider | 5,110 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 14:38 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
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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 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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VictorVale 07/08/2022 12:56 | #287196
Com músicas lendárias, todo um estado de espírito.
teague 02/04/2022 16:27 | #280720
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.
stunning beautiful reggae speaks to the times and all history
My favorite of Bob's studio albums. Great songs right through
Favorite Tracks:Them Belly Full, Rebel Music, Bend Down Low, Talkin' Blues
Should be ranked higher
travelful 02/28/2018 01:28 | #209763 | TOP COMMENT
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Not even currently in the top 1200, wow.
Sandrof1969 02/16/2018 19:36 | #208473
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.
planetneutral 01/29/2018 05:20 | #206739
Bob proving without any doubt that he was just fine without Peter and Bunny.
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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