Reggae Songs

"Don't haffy dread to be Rastaman." (Morgan Heritage)

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Try to find a little time for Jah ! Try to find a time for Rastafari !

Ce chapître du Site Theudericus comporte deux parties :




La liste de deux cents chansons de Reggae parmi les plus célèbres :


Source : Best Song of Reggae before 1983.


Les paroles des plus grandes chansons de Reggae :

Et sur ce lien externe, vous trouverez de nombreux lyrics (avec traduction en Francais) des chansons de Bob Marley....


Quelques sites traitant du Reggae :



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English Version

Reggae Songs

Try to find a little time for Jah ! Try to find a time for Rastafari !

This Theudericus's chapter is splitted twofold :

  • The list of the two hundred most famous Reggae songs (Of course, this list is not exhaustive !)
  • The lyrics of the most beautiful Reaagae songs.



The list of the two hundred most famous Reggae songs :

  • 1. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 2. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & the Aces
  • 3. Stir It Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 4. Pressure Drop - Toots & the Maytals
  • 5. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
  • 6. One Love - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 7. 54-46 That's My Number - Toots & the Maytals
  • 8. Satta Massagana - The Abyssinians
  • 9. Funky Kingston - Toots & the Maytals
  • 10. Montego Bay - Freddie Notes & The Rudies
  • 11. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
  • 12. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
  • 13. Legalize It - Peter Tosh
  • 14. Redemption Song - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 15. Here I Come - Dennis Brown
  • 16. Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 17. Rudy Got Soul - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
  • 18. The Tide Is High - The Paragons
  • 19. Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 20. Everything I Own - Ken Boothe
  • 21. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
  • 22. You Don't Care - The Techniques
  • 23. Vietnam - Jimmy Cliff
  • 24. Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
  • 25. Police & Thieves - Junior Murvin
  • 26. Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 27. Red Red Wine - UB40
  • 28. Cherry Oh Baby - Eric Donaldson
  • 29. (I Am) The Upsetter - Lee "Scratch" Perry
  • 30. Sitting & Watching - Dennis Brown
  • 31. Jammin' - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 32. Wear You To The Ball - U-Roy & The Paragons
  • 33. Two Sevens Clash - Culture
  • 34. I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 35. Armagideon Time - Willie Williams
  • 36. 007 Shanty Town - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
  • 37. A Love I Can Feel - John Holt
  • 38. Revolution - Dennis Brown
  • 39. Queen Majesty - The Techniques
  • 40. Natty Rebel - U-Roy
  • 41. Loving Pauper - Dobby Dobson
  • 42. Natural Mystic - Bob Marley
  • 43. Equal Rights - Peter Tosh
  • 44. Rocksteady - Alton Ellis & The Flames
  • 45. Do The Reggay - Toots & the Maytals
  • 46. Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon
  • 47. Baby Why - The Cables
  • 48. One Blood - Jr. Reid
  • 49. Iron Lion Zion - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 50. Book Of The Rules - The Heptones
  • 51. Telephone Love - JC Lodge
  • 52. Blackheart Man - Bunny Wailer
  • 53. Nanny Goat - Larry & Alvin Marshall
  • 54. Unchained - Bob Andy
  • 55. Tenement Yard - Jacob Miller
  • 56. Ba Ba Boom - The Jamaicans
  • 57. I'm Still In Love With You - Alton Ellis
  • 58. Pass The Kutchie - The Mighty Diamonds
  • 59. Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff
  • 60. Mama Africa - Peter Tosh
  • 61. Fade Away - Jr. Byles
  • 62. How Could I Leave - Dennis Brown
  • 63. Soon Forward - Gregory Isaacs
  • 64. Trenchtown Rock - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 65. Westbound Train - Dennis Brown
  • 66. Cool Rasta - The Heptones
  • 67. My Conversation - Slim Smith & The Uniques
  • 68. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
  • 69. Now That We Found Love - Third World
  • 70. Talk About Love - Pat Kelly
  • 71. I Need A Roof - The Mighty Diamonds
  • 72. 1865 (96 Degrees In The Shade) - Third World
  • 73. Declaration of Rights - The Abyssinians
  • 74. War Inna Babylon - Max Romeo
  • 75. Big Ship - Freddie McGregor
  • 76. Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 77. Guess Who's Comming To Dinner - Black Uhuru
  • 78. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  • 79. What One Dance Can Do - Beres Hammond
  • 80. Crying Over You - Ken Boothe
  • 81. Someone Loves You - JC Lodge
  • 82. Sonny's Lettah - Linton Kwesi Johnson
  • 83. What Kind Of World - The Cables
  • 84. Rain From The Sky - Delroy Wilson
  • 85. Everything Crash - The Ethiopians
  • 86. Love Me Forever - Carlton & The Shoes
  • 87. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
  • 88. Love Is My Religion - Ziggy Marley
  • 89. Monkey Man - Toots & the Maytals
  • 90. War - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 91. Can I Change My Mind - Alton Ellis
  • 92. Duppy Gunman - Ernie Smith
  • 93. Zungguzungguguzungguzeng - Yellowman
  • 94. Black Cinderella - Errol Dunkley
  • 95. Have Mercy - The Mighty Diamonds
  • 96. Tumblin Down - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
  • 97. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
  • 98. Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash
  • 99. Angel - Shaggy & Rayvon
  • 100. Dreadlocks In Moonlight - Lee "Scratch" Perry
  • 101. Freedom Street - Ken Boothe
  • 102. Give A Little Love - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
  • 103. You Don't Love Me (No No No) - Dawn Penn
  • 104. Welcome To Jamrock - Damian Marley
  • 105. 400 Years - Peter Tosh & the Wailers
  • 106. Perfidia - Phyllis Dillon
  • 107. Feel Like Jumping - Marcia Griffiths
  • 108. African Herbsman - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  • 109. Greetings - Half Pint
  • 110. Better Must Come - Delroy Wilson
  • 111. Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt - Yellowman
  • 112. Rumours - Gregory Isaacs
  • 113. Electric Boogie - Marcia Griffiths
  • 114. Maga Dog - Peter Tosh
  • 115. What Is Life? - Black Uhuru
  • 116. I've Got To Go Back Home - Bob Andy
  • 117. Pretty Looks Isn't All - The Heptones
  • 118. Breaking Up - Alton Ellis
  • 119. The Gorgon - Cornell Campbell
  • 120. Ram Goat Liver - Pluto Shervington
  • 121. All Wi Doin Is Defendin - Linton Kwesi Johnson
  • 122. People Are You Ready - Johnny Osbourne
  • 123. Take It Easy - Hopeton Lewis
  • 124. Moving Away - Ken Boothe
  • 125. Rock & Groove - Bunny Wailer
  • 126. Tomorrow People - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
  • 127. Herbman Hustling - Sugar Minott
  • 128. Buddy Bye - Johnny Osbourne
  • 129. Murderer - Barrington Levy
  • 130. Oh Carolina - Shaggy
  • 131. Sweet Sensation - The Melodians
  • 132. Calling Rastafari - Culture
  • 133. Sweet Talking - The Heptones
  • 134. Reggae Ambassador - Third World
  • 135. Baltimore - The Tamlins
  • 136. Forward Jah Jah Children - Jacob Miller
  • 137. Things You Say You Love - The Jamaicans
  • 138. Look Who's Dancin' - Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
  • 139. Black Man Time - I-Roy
  • 140. Ok Fred - Errol Dunkley
  • 141. This Is Reggae Music - Zap Pow
  • 142. Always Together - Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths
  • 143. Members Only - Tyrone Taylor
  • 144. Love Forever - Cynthia Schloss
  • 145. Ball Room Floor - Bunny Wailer
  • 146. Fire Burning - Bob Andy
  • 147. Sinsemilla - Black Uhuru
  • 148. Betcha By Golly Wow - Errol Dunkley
  • 149. Can't Hide From Jah - Yellowman
  • 150. Youthman - Jr. Reid
  • 151. Shark Attack - Wailing Souls
  • 152. Boombastic - Shaggy
  • 153. Under Me Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith
  • 154. Dance of the Vampires - Scientist
  • 155. Who Can Make The Dance Ram - Yellowman
  • 156. Give It All You've Got - Beres Hammond
  • 157. Arlene - General Echo
  • 158. Rockaway - Beres Hammond
  • 159. Play de Music - Ernie Smith
  • 160. No Vacancy - Sugar Minott
  • 161. Rhythm Of Life - Third World
  • 162. Queen of The Minstrels - Cornell Campbell
  • 163. Natty With A Cause - Willie Williams
  • 164. Guava Jelly - Johnny Nash
  • 165. Rude Boy Gone A Jail - The Clarendonians
  • 166. Stop Lovin You - Freddie McGregor
  • 167. Birds Of A Feather - Johnny Nash
  • 168. Mr. DC - Sugar Minott
  • 169. Night And Day - Dawn Penn
  • 170. Tune In - Cocoa Tea
  • 171. All The Way In - Cynthia Schloss
  • 172. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
  • 173. Ten Commandments - Prince Buster
  • 174. Sidewalk Killer - I-Roy
  • 175. Natty Dread In A Greenwich Farm - Cornell Campbell
  • 176. Mission - Admiral Tibbett
  • 177. Jamming In The Street - Sugar Minott
  • 178. Train To Skaville - Derrick Morgan
  • 179. Hard To Confess - The Tamlins
  • 180. Nice Up The Dance - Michigan & Smiley
  • 181. Black People - The Slickers
  • 182. Solomon - Derrick Harriott
  • 183. Caan Dun - Shabba Ranks
  • 184. One Draw - Rita Marley
  • 185. Ganga Smuggling - Eek-a-Mouse
  • 186. Positive Vibrations - Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus
  • 187. The Same Song - Israel Vibration
  • 188. On The Beach - The Paragons
  • 189. One Love, One Heart - Righteous Flames
  • 190. Under Mi Sensi - Barrington Levy
  • 191. I Love Marijuana - Linval Thompson
  • 192. A Hundred Pounds Of Collie - Cornell Campbell
  • 193. Champion - Buju Banton
  • 194. Tired Fe Lick Weed In A Bush - Jacob Miller
  • 195. Smoke Two Joints - The Toyes
  • 196. Pirates Anthem - Shabba Ranks
  • 197. Police In Helicopter - John Holt
  • 198. Look - Bounty Killer
  • 199. Your Honour - Pluto Shervington
  • 200. Fatty Fatty - Clancy Eccles


Source :
Best Song of Reggae before 1983.


The lyrics of the most beautiful reggae songs :


And through this external link, you will find many lyrics of Bob Marley's songs....


Some sites about the Reggae :


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