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The Reggae Times top 50 is below

1. The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff: This song epitomizes the resilient determined sprit of reggae music, its pride its pain and its passion
2. Stir It Up – Bob Marley: Maybe the best love song of any genre
3. Legalize It – Peter Tosh: The ultimate marijuana anthem
4. Here I Come – Dennis Brown: The crown Prince of reggae’s uplifting hit
5. Pressure Drop – Toots And The Maytals: Great songs highlighting Toots gruff baritone and the Maytals falsetto harmonies
6. Marcus Garvey – Burning Spear: A booming tribute to Jamaican’s militant leader
7. Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs: A beautiful melancholy love song by
8. Untold Stories – Buju Banton: Gargamael’s powerful moving ballad about Jamaican poverty
9. Ghetto Red Hot – Supercat: This song shows the realities of political violence and gangsterism in Jamaica with the bravado of the gunmen that live it.
10. Police And Thieves – Junior Murvin: This Lee Scratch Perry hit lives on forever through movies
11. One Of Those Days – Sizzla: A passionate yet subtle moving love song
12. Concrete Jungle – Bob Marley: A graphic musical depiction of the poverty that still plays the Kingston Garrisons
13. I’m Still In Love With You – Alton Ellis: An early R&B influenced classic from one its pioneers
14. Many Rivers To Cross – Jimmy Cliff: An epic gospel style ballad that details the struggle and perserverance of the Jamaican people
15. Bam-Bam – Sister Nancy: One of a few classic reworking of Toots And The Maytals hit, inna dancehall stylee
16. Stepping Razor – Peter Tosh: A tough theme song for a tough man
17. Too Experienced – Barrington Levy: Classic dancehall chune done with Barrington’s unique vocal delivery
18. 96 Degrees in the Shade – Third World: This song was inspired by one of Jamaica’s national heroes, Paul Bogle
19. Rockaway – Beres Hammond: A brilliant piece of musical nostalgia from Beres
20. Welcome To Jamrock – Damian Marley: A powerful song about the harsh realities of Jamaica
21. Everything I Own – Ken Boothe: Another great Jamaican love song from reggae’s Rocksteady era
22. Romie – Beenie Man: A classic tale told showcasing Beenie Man’s clever lyrics and vocal dexterity
23. Sorry – Foxxy Brown: A forever living cover of the Tracy Chapman song done in a distinct dancehall style
24. Cherry My Baby – Eric Donaldson: An upbeat happy love song from reggae’s early days
25. Flex – Mad Cobra: A rough and ready dancehall anthem for sexual intercourse
26. Big Ship – Freddie McGregor: A Big tune from Mr. McGrgor with a sublte sexual metaphor and a great praceful melody
27. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner – Black Uhuru: A great haunting songs announcing the arrival of the “natty dreadlocks”
28. Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley: Ziggy’s biggest song one that his father could’ve easily writtern.
29. Living Dangerously – Barrington Levy And Bounty Killer: A great dancehall chune with the diverse styles of Bounty and Barrington
30. Tease Me – Chaka Demus And Pliers: This song exudes the sexuality and energy of regae music.
31. Tempted To Touch – Beres Hammond And Cutty Ranks: Beres at his best with a sweet melody and Cutty handling the deejay business
32. Waiting In Vain – Bob Marley: A sweet passionate and subtle love song
33. Revolution – Dennis Brown: Mr. Brown’s anthem for systematic change in th system
34. Murderer – Buju Banton: Buju harsh condemanation of the culture of violence and killing in Jamaica is more necessary than ever
35. Big And Ready – Supercat, Frankie Paul And Heavy Classic collaoaboration between Mr. Cat , his hop-hop bredren Heavy D. and the blind regae crooner, Frankie Paul
36. Mavado – On The Rock: A haunting powerful anthem about resilience independence and price
37. Tour – Capleton: A grand dancehall chune that introcuced Spaleton into the world of music.
38. Youth Dem Cold – Richie Spice: This tune reflects the anger driven by poverty in the Third World, specifically Jamaica
39. Ganja Farmer – Marlon Asher: An upbeat ganja anthem chronicling the life of the carribean ganja planter.
40. When I See You Smile – Singing Sweet: A great everlasting cover song in a dancehall style
41. Uptown Top Ranking – Althea And Donna: A great homage to the upperclass of Kingston and the Uptown area they reside.
42. Never Be The Same – Sean Paul: Sean Paul’s melancholy ode to lost loves ones remains his most poignat songs
43. My Boy Lollipop – Millie Smalls: The first reggae song to gain international attention still lives on to this day.
44. Jah Jah City – Capleton And Morgan Heritage: A great collaboation between Capleton and the fanily bond bound group Morgan Heritage
45. It’s a Pity – Tanya Stephens: A moving bluesy dancehall hit showcasing Tanya’s distinct female voice and Jamaican attitude.
46. O Carolina – Shaggy: O great dancehall style reworking of a classic Jamaicn folk song.
47. Sticky – Jah Cure: A great upbeat, uplifting postivcie song with gospel overtones
48. Police In Helicopter – John Holt: Defiant marijuana chune
49. When The 2 77 Clash – Culture: An epic song that showed pre-riots Britain attitude and the tension between the west Indian and other ones inspired this song
50. Beware – Tarrus Riley: Tarrus Riley offers warnings on the harsh tensions in Jamaica’s urban jungles