The Wailers 
Variations: Bob Marley*, Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Wailers.
The best album credited to The Wailers is Catch A Fire which is ranked number 796 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,172.
The Wailers is ranked number 557 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 3,244.
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- Bob Marley
- Peter Tosh
- Bunny Wailer
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The Wailers best albums
The following albums by The Wailers are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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The Wailers best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/03/2023 13:26 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2023 10:37 | MaxStorm98 | 542 | 92/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2022 15:46 | Johnnyo | 3,239 | 74/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 6% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 9.5.
Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5391): By SomethingSpecial BestEverAlbums 07/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5385): By Montpejo BestEverAlbums 07/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5366): By Brandon8The Wailers comments
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travelful 02/28/2018 03:17 | #209769
Bob's artistic ability really peaked after Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left. Probably was a sad moment for Wailer fans in 1973 to hear the announcement of Tosh and Wailer's departure after the band just released their best two albums yet in the same year. It ended up working out for the best though, for all parties.
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