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Reggae genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Reggae
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Reggae
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1973Catch a FireThe Wailers
2002Dutty RockSean Paul
2005The TrinitySean Paul
1976
Legalize ItPeter Tosh
2001Halfway TreeDamian “Jr. Gong” Marley
1973Funky KingstonToots & The Maytals
1980Signing OffUB40
New in Reggae
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Kingston FilesDub Syndicate
2026I Got Di Patois Mango PowerThorsten French
2026Q Theory - Quantum Leap, Vol. 2Wyclef Jean
2026Dr. Caligari’s ExperimentSpecial Zip
2026MADE YOU THINK I WAS GONE…BUTTory Lanez
Reggae by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Reggae by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Reggae
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- ASC
- Ayọ
Baha Men
Barrington Levy
Big Audio Dynamite- Black Uhuru
- Bob Marley
- Bob Marley & The Wailers
Buju Banton- Bunny Wailer
- Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
- Don Carlos
- Dread Mar-I
- Fat Freddy’s Drop
- Gregory Isaacs
Iration- Jan Delay
- Jimmy Cliff
Jordan Rakei
Julian Marley- Keen’V
Khruangbin- Lee “Scratch” Perry
Los Cafres- Lulu Santos
- M.I.A.
- MAGIC!
- Major Lazer
- Manu Chao
- Marcia Griffiths
Maxi Priest- Mohombi
Natiruts
Nina Sky- Peter Tosh
Protoje- Sanchez
- Sasha
- Scritti Politti
- Sean Paul
Seeed- Selah Sue
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Shaggy
Skank- Slightly Stoopid
Stefflon Don
Sublime- Sugar Ray
Sumo- The Gladiators
The Wailers- Thievery Corporation
- Toots & The Maytals
Tory Lanez- UB40
- Vicentico
Yellowman- Ziggy Marley
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Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Reggae is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Reggae originated
Parent genre
Reggae is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Reggae