What is the best The Gladiators album of all time?

Albert Griffiths led this Studio One-bred roots reggae trio through some of the finest chanting music Jamaica ever produced. Known mainly by dedicated fans, every record is a gem. Cast your vote!

1. 1
   Serious Thing

   The 1984 Nighthawk album with Albert Griffiths delivering rootsy meditations on faith, Babylon and Rastafari.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Trench Town Mix Up

   The 1976 debut album featuring Albert Griffiths' intense roots vocals and hypnotic Rastafari-infused reggae.
   898pts
3. 3
   Back to Roots

   A 1982 album issued on Stunt Sounds, returning the Gladiators to the rootsy harmony style of their early Kingston recordings.
   835pts
4. 4
   On the Right Track

   The 1989 Heartbeat release by Albert Griffiths and the Gladiators, pairing the group's trademark harmonies with a crisper late-eighties production.
   734pts
5. 5
   Naturality

   Their 1979 Front Line album for Virgin, continuing the Albert Griffiths, Clinton Fearon and Gallimore Sutherland lineup's run of conscious roots reggae.
   734pts
6. 6
   The Storm

   A 1994 release on Riddim Mu Records that saw Albert Griffiths keep the Gladiators recording roots reggae through the digital dancehall era.
   659pts
7. 7
   Proverbial Reggae

   The 1978 Front Line album of roots wisdom delivered with tight rhythms, showcasing the Gladiators at their creative peak.
   659pts
8. 8
   Sweet So Till

   The 1979 warm roots reggae album balancing spirituality with accessible melodies in classic Jamaican style.
   659pts
9. 9
   Studio One Presenting the Gladiators

   The Gladiators' Studio One album, gathering the harmony trio's recordings for Coxsone Dodd's famous Kingston label from the years before their Virgin contract.
   571pts
10. 10
    Once Upon a Time in Jamaica

    A 2002 album released by the French label XIII Bis, reflecting the large following the Gladiators had built among European reggae audiences.
    571pts
11. 11
    Valley of Decision

    A 1991 Heartbeat album fronted by Albert Griffiths, mixing new roots songs with the spiritual themes that run through the group's catalogue.
    571pts
12. 12
    Symbol of Reality

    The 1982 mature album reflecting the Gladiators' continued commitment to roots reggae in the dancehall era.
    467pts
13. 13
    Babylon Street

    A 1982 Jam Rock release that kept the trio's roots harmonies front and centre just as Jamaican music was turning toward dancehall.
    467pts
14. 14
    Something a Gwaan

    Their 2000 album for RAS Records, which opened a new decade for the group with roots reggae built on live-band rhythms.
    467pts
15. 15
    Gladiators

    The 1980 self-titled album on Virgin, the last studio record of the group's Front Line years before they moved to smaller Jamaican labels.
    467pts
16. 16
    Reggae to Bone

    Another 1982 Jam Rock release in a busy year for the group, built on Albert Griffiths' lead vocals and the trio's close harmonies.
    343pts
17. 17
    A True Rastaman

    Their 1992 album on MPO Records, a roots set whose title restates the Rastafari faith at the heart of Albert Griffiths' songwriting.
    343pts
18. 18
    Country Living

    The 1985 peaceful and reflective album celebrating the simple spiritual life away from urban pressures.
    343pts
19. 19
    Fathers and Sons

    The 2005 RAS album regarded as Albert Griffiths' farewell, as ill health led him to hand the group over to his sons Alan and Anthony.
    343pts
20. 20
    Back on Tracks

    The 2014 Utopia album from the second-generation Gladiators lineup, reviving the band's classic roots reggae sound for a new era.
    343pts
21. 21
    In Store for You

    A 1988 Heartbeat Records album credited to Albert Griffiths and the Gladiators, carrying their roots sound into the late 1980s.
    0pts
22. 22
    Continuation

    A 2009 Mediacom album that continued the Gladiators under the Griffiths sons, carrying their father's roots legacy into a new generation.
    0pts

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