What is the most influential reggae album in history?

Certain reggae albums reshaped music far beyond the genre — Catch a Fire brought reggae to the world, Blackboard Jungle Dub influenced hip-hop, Exodus defined the 20th century. Vote for the most influential reggae album ever made.

Catch a Fire

The 1973 Island Records debut that set the international blueprint for how reggae would be packaged, distributed, and marketed to a global audience.

1/12

Exodus

Time magazine's greatest album of the 20th century and reggae's most impactful artistic achievement in both sound and global cultural message.

2/12

The Harder They Come

The 1972 soundtrack that first exported reggae to the world, making Jamaican music a global phenomenon and launching Jimmy Cliff internationally.

3/12

Legend

The 35-million-selling 1984 compilation that introduced more people to reggae than any other album in history, making Bob Marley a global icon.

4/12

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear's 1975 foundational album that influenced generations of roots artists worldwide with its spiritual consciousness and hypnotic rhythms.

5/12

King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

The 1976 album that codified the dub genre and influenced everything from electronic music to post-punk, ambient, and hip-hop production worldwide.

6/12

Two Sevens Clash

A 1977 album whose prophetic power literally shut down parts of Jamaica and influenced global punk, post-punk, and conscious music movements.

7/12

Blackboard Jungle Dub

The Upsetters' 1973 pioneering dub record whose studio manipulation techniques influenced hip-hop, electronic music, and post-punk production globally.

8/12

Super Ape

Lee Perry's 1976 studio masterwork whose innovative production techniques influenced producers worldwide, from punk to electronic to hip-hop.

9/12

Burnin'

The 1973 Wailers album that inspired Eric Clapton's hit cover of 'I Shot the Sheriff,' directly bringing reggae to mainstream rock audiences.

10/12

Funky Kingston

Toots & The Maytals' 1975 album by the artist who first coined the word 'reggae,' giving the entire genre its globally recognized name.

11/12

Equal Rights

Peter Tosh's uncompromising 1977 political masterpiece that inspired generations of protest music worldwide and proved reggae could directly confront power.

12/12