(Call it) Reggae (if you must) by Jimmy Dread

Ska, rocksteady, roots, dub, dancehall, ragga... Using the term 'reggae' to describe virtually all Jamaican music amounts to sacrilege, hence why I've decided to club together a stash of essential JA albums (with a couple of others from around the globe) to let anyone interested embark on their own journey deeper into the genre commonly referred to by the 'R' word. No 2-Tone revival here - just original nuggets, old and new (with compilations generally eschewed, unless it's essential (Scratch, Marcia) or there's no alternative as with Don Drummond - Jamaica was always more about the 45 than the LP). If you're new to it all, I've added some hints as to what to expect with each album, so pick a style and enjoy. And don't be surprised at how low down the order Bob Marley is - there's a lot more to 'reggae' than getting caned to a copy of Legend. Hopefully this chart will steer you in the right direction. Irie vibes and one love - Jimmy, January 2021

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SKA/ROCKSTEADY/VOCAL HARMONY. Studio One's finest half-hour, and an LP that even the great Sugar Minott said was his favourite, and rightly so. Peerless, effortless rocksteady. Also try their S/T debut on Studio One (aka Fattie Fattie) [First added to this chart: 11/21/2013]
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1968
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(Call it) Reggae (if you must) composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 7 7%
1970s 47 47%
1980s 32 32%
1990s 8 8%
2000s 4 4%
2010s 2 2%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


Jamaica 86 86%
United Kingdom 10 10%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
United States 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 89 89%
Yes 11 11%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

(Call it) Reggae (if you must) chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 16 from 99th to 83rd
I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
by Brown Sugar
Climber Up 7 from 52nd to 45th
Trenchtown Mix Up
by The Gladiators
Climber Up 2 from 98th to 96th
Dub From Creation
by Creation Rebel
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 10 from 88th to 98th
School Days
by Flick Wilson
Faller Down 10 from 89th to 99th
Don Dada
by Super Cat
Faller Down 8 from 43rd to 51st
Memorial Album
by Don Drummond

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From 04/19/2019 12:56
Adore your genre charts like these, so much love and care put into them. I'm an absolute novice when it comes to Jamaican music, but at least when I take the plunge I'll have the perfect diving board ...
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From 06/06/2018 19:45
Sometimes Spotifying is frustrating when they don't have many of these gems to savour. Still nice.
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From 11/13/2017 19:37
Marcus Garvey's in there pal. As for Tosh, never been a huge fan of any of his albums in all honesty, although I used to own the Honorary Citizen box set many moons back. I'm The Toughest is a boss track, but the version on Bush Doctor is dire compared to the CS Dodd original, and Johnny Clarke's beats both into a porkpie hat.
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From 11/13/2017 19:33
A bit of a roll call of who's who in Reggae - impressed that Dr Alimantado is there! I may be wrong but I couldn't see Burning Spear or Peter Tosh? I used to play a lot of Reggae in my youth and am going to investigate some of the albums on here
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From 07/28/2017 20:59
So I gave myself a little project towards the end of 2016 which was to listen to the whole of this wonderful chart. I'm now about a quarter of the way through and all I can say it's an absolute treasure trove of joy. Can't wait to listen to the rest. Fantastic chart and education!!!
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From 02/27/2017 09:20
Great chart. I heard The Congo's album about 9/10 years ago after reading the Rolling Stone magazine list of top 500 albums. I have always liked Bob Marley's Exodus and Legend. They are really special. And I like a bit of Toots & the Maytals. I could easily get into Jamaican music more. Also we have a local ska band in Bournemouth called Rat Race. I saw them. They are excellent. Anyway thanks for the recommendations. I will be sure to check some out. Steven
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From 01/26/2017 18:19
Fixed for you Skinnyman. Although perhaps not in the way you might have imagined. One love an'ting.
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From 01/20/2017 20:49
The lack of "Greg'raaaay" is sacrilegious. Zero other complaints.
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Great chart!
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