Burnin'
by The Wailers
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Burnin' is ranked 6th best out of 45 albums by Bob Marley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Marley is Exodus which is ranked number 255 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,165.
(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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Burnin' track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Burnin' rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 71 Music Albums of 1973 | 24/71 | 3 |
| 2026 |  xo66 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 19/100 | 76 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 47 Music Albums of 1973 | 15/47 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 41 Music Albums of 1973 | 33/41 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 28 Music Albums of 1973 | 7/28 | 4 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 40 Music Albums of 1973 | 21/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 68 Music Albums of 1973 | 35/68 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 33 America Center | 30/66 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | all time (501 - 600) by Acclaimed Music | 10/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 211 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 932 | |||
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Burnin' ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/30/2026 02:56 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2026 19:10 | Oinotna | 5 | 95/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 10:16 | Mafedere | 859 | 74/100 |
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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 78.5/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Burnin' forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5391): By SomethingSpecialView latest topic →
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Burnin' comments
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Most believe that Catch A Fire was the Wailer's big commercial breakthrough and in some ways it was, but this was their first album to chart well outside of Jamaica and had their all- time top 2 biggest hits ("I Shot the Sheriff", "Get Up, Stand Up"). Plus, Marley's "Burnin' and Lootin" and Livingston's "The Oppressed Song" give this album a more serious and surreal tone that Catch A Fire jabbed at but never truly captured.
One thing: This site credits this as an album by "Bob Marley & The Wailers". That title was started when 5 of the 6 original Wailers left the band, 2 years after this album, meaning that this is just an album by The Wailers.
swhaze TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/26/2014 15:38 | #117878 | TOP COMMENT
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Righteous and seriously in the pocket, this is the last Wailers album with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Bob Marley's soulful cry is rivaled by the sticky organ riffs and fat-bottom beats. (Edited)
Another of the great 'island' albums from Bob Marley and the Wailers. Great tracks in, get up,stand up, pad it on, and off course, I shot the sheriff, one of Marley's greatest songs. All of it is essential really.
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/22/2011 23:47 | #22145 | TOP COMMENT
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Reggae 101. Just don't forget that Marley wasn't the only one to play it.
SomethingSpecial 06/29/2025 12:08 | #309766 | TOP COMMENT
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Just as essential as The Wailer's breakthrough album, Catch a Fire, Burnin' contains a more militant sound and some of Marley and Co's best-known work to date, including I Shot the Sheriff and Get Up, Stand Up. (Edited)
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