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Peter Tosh

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Singer, musician, composer, and rebel Peter Tosh cut a swathe through Jamaican music, both as a founding member of the Wailers and as a solo artist. He helped reggae cross over to mainstream audiences in the late '70s, touring with the Rolling Stones and scoring an international hit with a duet with Mick Jagger. Tosh was an outspoken Rastafarian, and some of his most popular music explored Rasta culture and politically charged anti-war sentiments. His 1976 solo breakout album Legalize It and its title track centered around demands for the reform of laws pertaining to marijuana, and the cover art featured Tosh puffing away in a field of ganja. He was killed in 1987, but left behind a wealth of music -- both with the Wailers and his ample body of solo work -- that made him one of reggae's preeminent greats.

Tosh was born Winston Hubert McIntosh on October 19, 1944, in Grange Hill, Jamaica. At age 15 he moved to Kingston, were he would meet fellow aspiring musicians Bunny, Bob Marley, and Junior Braithwaite. The four, buttressed by backing vocalists Cherry Green and Beverley Kelso, initially joined forces as the Teenagers before eventually settling on the moniker the Wailers.

Their debut single, "Simmer Down," was an instant hit, and the band's career was off and running. Throughout the remainder of the decade, Tosh lent his nimble guitar playing, singing, and occasional songwriting talents to different iterations of the Wailers, as the group evolved from ska into instrumental tracks and eventually took on more of a rocksteady sound.

In 1971, Tosh began pursuing a solo career in conjunction with his work with the Wailers. His debut single, "Maga Dog," was cut with producer Joe Gibbs. The single was a major hit and became a DJ favorite, and a series of additional Gibbs-produced Tosh tracks followed. As the Wailers' international breakthrough started, Tosh had less and less time to devote to his solo career. At the end of the Wailers' 1973 touring cycle, amid high tensions with Marley, Tosh quit the Wailers. There would be several reunion concerts over the next few years, but by 1975 the band was effectively over.

Tosh's first post-Wailers solo single, "Brand New Secondhand," was a new version of a song initially recorded by the Wailers for Lee Perry. However, it was Tosh's follow-up, "Legalize It," that packed the greatest punch and swiftly becoming a ganja anthem even though the single was slapped with a radio ban.

In 1975, Tosh signed to the Columbia label in the U.S., and began work on his first solo album. Sessions were held in Kingston, at Treasure Isle studio, Miami, and even in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The resulting album, Legalize It, arrived in 1976 to acclaim both at home and abroad. With interest running high, Tosh set off on tour, accompanied by a band comprised of the Sly & Robbie rhythm section, keyboardists Earl "Wire" Lindo and Errol "Tarzan" Nelson, and guitarists Donald Kinsey and American Al Anderson. Sony/Legacy's Live & Dangerous album captured one of the band's steaming shows in Boston during this tour. Like Marley, Tosh was moving effortlessly into a hybrid style that paid homage to American rock, but was still shot through with strong Jamaican roots. However, Tosh's lyrical vision was much darker than his former bandmate's. Sophomore album Equal Rights was even more uncompromising. Recording began just a few months after its predecessor was completed, and again featured the deep dread rhythms of Sly & Robbie, Earl Lindo's atmospheric keyboards, and Anderson's funky rock guitar, among a host of other guest Jamaican sessionmen. Bunny Livingston also joined his former bandmate on backing vocals; Tosh himself had guest starred on Livingston's own solo album, 1976's Blackheart Man. More focused than Legalize It, Equal Rights revolved around the themes of the plight of Black people around the world, and particularly in South Africa and Rhodesia. This would be Tosh's final album for Columbia. He signed on with the Rolling Stones' label, and that summer toured the States opening for the band. Mick Jagger and Tosh joined forces on a cover of the Temptations "(You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back," a song Tosh had previously recorded with the Wailers. Next album, Bush Doctor, was co-produced with Robbie Shakespeare and featured the Tamlins on backing vocals along with some of Jamaica's top session men and Keith Richards playing guitar on two tracks. Mystic Man arrived in 1979, and again featured a lighter touch, although songs like "Rumours of War" and "Jah Seh No" were as tough as anything Tosh had offered up in the past. Tosh returned in 1981 with Wanted Dread & Alive, which shot into the lower reaches of the U.S. chart, and he toured both the U.S. and Europe. After all that activity, the artist took the next year off, returning in 1983 with a cover of "Johnny B. Goode" that landed in the U.S. Top 50. The single was a taster for his new album, Mama Africa, which also arrived that year. Tosh then disappeared from the musical map for the next three years, and it wasn't until 1987 that a new single, "In My Song," appeared. In September, it was joined by the album No Nuclear War.

Staying at Tosh's home during this time was an old friend of the Wailers, Dennis Lobban. He left in a fury, however, after an argument with Tosh's girlfriend, Marlene Brown, returning a few days later on September 11 with a gang of friends. Lobban later claimed he had merely intended to threaten the artist, and perhaps rob him, but panicked. The end result was that Tosh and all six of his friends who were hanging out in the room were shot in the head. Tosh was killed, as was radio DJ Jeff "Free I" Dixon, and a third friend. Marlene Brown, ex-Soul Syndicate drummer Carlton "Santa" Davis, and two other friends miraculously survived. Lobban was arrested and sentenced to death. Jamaica had forever lost one of its most talented artists and eloquent spokesmen. Tosh's legacy, however, remains undiminished, and since his death a number of compilations have appeared to safeguard his memory. Heartbeat's The Toughest focuses exclusively on early recordings with Dodd and Lee Perry, while Trojan's Arise Black Man picks up the story with cuts for Bunny Lee, Perry, and Gibbs. Columbia remastered both of Tosh's albums for release in 1999, and two years earlier had compiled the Honorary Citizen three-CD box set, which boasts a disc devoted to singles released only in Jamaica, a second disc of songs recorded live, and a third of hits and favorites. Scrolls of the Prophet, released in 1999, is a compilation drawn from Tosh's major-label recordings between 1976 and 1987. His back catalog with the Wailers is equally well-served, and his influence, even in death, remains strong. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, Rovi

Genres

: reggae roots reggae rocksteady ragga dub

Total plays

626.3 million
Updated on 2025-03-30

Monthly listeners

1,372,565

Followers

1,167,944

Top Cities

  1. Brazil
    42,338 listeners
  2. Netherlands
    15,803 listeners
  3. Brazil
    12,465 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    13,281 listeners
  5. South Africa
    Johannesburg
    12,858 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Johnny B. Goode - 2002 Remaster
Johnny B. Goode - 2002 Remaster
107,375,792 4:04 1983-01-01
Legalize It
Legalize It
81,930,352 4:40 1976-01-01
Wanted Dread and Alive - 2002 Remaster
Wanted Dread and Alive - 2002 Remaster
39,056,926 4:28 2002-07-30
Wanted Dread And Alive
Wanted Dread And Alive
39,056,926 4:23 1997-01-01
I Am That I Am
I Am That I Am
32,705,563 4:26 1977-01-01
Bush Doctor
Bush Doctor
24,236,229 4:05 1988-03-14
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - 2002 Remaster
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - 2002 Remaster
24,017,331 5:20 1988-10-31
Get Up, Stand Up
Get Up, Stand Up
23,185,136 3:28 1976-01-01
Get Up Stand Up
Get Up Stand Up
23,185,136 3:24 2006-07-14
Get up Stand Up
Get up Stand Up
23,185,136 3:29 2014-11-17
Get up, Stand Up
Get up, Stand Up
23,185,136 3:27 2014-09-01
Stepping Razor
Stepping Razor
16,580,366 5:46 1976-01-01
Downpressor Man
Downpressor Man
10,263,028 6:23 1976-01-01
Reggaemylitis
Reggaemylitis
9,423,682 6:34 1988-03-14
Mama Africa - 2002 Remaster
Mama Africa - 2002 Remaster
8,500,163 7:59 1983-01-01
Equal Rights
Equal Rights
6,903,673 5:57 1968-01-01
Pick Myself Up
Pick Myself Up
5,310,488 4:02 1988-03-14
Mystic Man
Mystic Man
3,746,783 5:56 1988-03-14
No Sympathy
No Sympathy
3,708,001 4:34 1976-01-01
Feel No Way - 2002 Remaster
Feel No Way - 2002 Remaster
3,640,663 3:28 1983-01-01
Stop The Train
Stop The Train
3,432,692 2:19 2003-01-01
African
African
3,296,707 3:41 1976-01-01
Whatcha Gonna Do
Whatcha Gonna Do
3,223,084 2:26 1976-01-01
Ketchy Shuby
Ketchy Shuby
3,195,440 4:59 1968-01-01
Coming In Hot
Coming In Hot
3,132,098 3:37 1988-03-14
Coming in Hot - 2002 Remaster
Coming in Hot - 2002 Remaster
3,132,098 3:40 2002-07-30
Why Must I Cry
Why Must I Cry
3,080,664 3:05 1976-01-01
WHY MUST I CRY
WHY MUST I CRY
3,080,664 3:11 1976-01-01
Burial
Burial
3,061,261 3:53 1976-01-01
Buk-In-Hamm Palace - 2002 Remaster
Buk-In-Hamm Palace - 2002 Remaster
2,732,735 8:49 2003-02-28
Maga Dog - 2002 Remaster
Maga Dog - 2002 Remaster
2,677,519 4:28 1983-01-01
Glass House - 2002 Remaster
Glass House - 2002 Remaster
2,316,844 5:53 1983-01-01
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
2,201,548 3:42 1988-03-14
Oh Bumbo Klaat - 2002 Remaster
Oh Bumbo Klaat - 2002 Remaster
2,150,745 4:45 2002-07-30
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised)
1,932,522 4:36 1976-01-01
Till Your Well Runs Dry
Till Your Well Runs Dry
1,777,218 6:11 1976-01-01
Rastafari Is - 2002 Remaster
Rastafari Is - 2002 Remaster
1,746,731 6:35 2002-07-30
Stand Firm - 2002 Remaster
Stand Firm - 2002 Remaster
1,696,616 6:13 1988-10-31
Not Gonna Give It Up - 2002 Remaster
Not Gonna Give It Up - 2002 Remaster
1,631,414 5:48 1983-01-01
I'm the Toughest - 2002 Remaster
I'm the Toughest - 2002 Remaster
1,602,394 3:57 1988-10-31
Where You Gonna Run - 2002 Remaster
Where You Gonna Run - 2002 Remaster
1,589,966 4:10 1983-01-01
Downpressor
Downpressor
1,578,694 3:13 2015-04-14
Johnny B. Goode - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
Johnny B. Goode - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
1,517,380 6:55 1983-01-01
Jah Guide
Jah Guide
1,506,347 4:28 1977-01-01
Rok with Me - 2002 Remaster
Rok with Me - 2002 Remaster
1,418,277 3:44 2002-07-30
Brand New Second Hand
Brand New Second Hand
1,386,811 3:12 2014-05-14
The Poor Man Feel It - 2002 Remastered Version
The Poor Man Feel It - 2002 Remastered Version
1,248,970 4:11 2002-07-30
Crystal Ball
Crystal Ball
1,233,478 5:13 1988-03-14
Soon Come - 2002 Remaster
Soon Come - 2002 Remaster
1,217,885 3:59 1988-10-31
Moses - The Prophet - 2002 Remaster
Moses - The Prophet - 2002 Remaster
1,195,844 3:39 1988-10-31
Brand New Second Hand
Brand New Second Hand
1,175,461 4:03 1976-01-01
Nah Goa Jail - 2002 Remaster
Nah Goa Jail - 2002 Remaster
1,084,023 4:49 2002-07-30
Nothing but Love (with Gwen Guthrie) - 2002 Remaster
Nothing but Love (with Gwen Guthrie) - 2002 Remaster
1,031,457 3:48 2002-07-30
Stop That Train - 2002 Remaster
Stop That Train - 2002 Remaster
1,027,954 4:03 1983-01-01
Equal Rights / Downpressor Man - Live
Equal Rights / Downpressor Man - Live
974,354 6:05 2002-07-08
Mystik Man
Mystik Man
952,061 3:51 2022-09-30
Recruiting Soldiers - 2002 Remaster
Recruiting Soldiers - 2002 Remaster
949,837 4:28 2003-02-28
Testify - 2002 Remaster
Testify - 2002 Remaster
902,805 5:34 2002-07-30
The Day the Dollar Die - 2002 Remaster
The Day the Dollar Die - 2002 Remaster
894,452 4:50 2003-02-28
Vampire - 2002 Remaster
Vampire - 2002 Remaster
883,902 3:33 2002-07-30
Can't Blame The Youth
Can't Blame The Youth
847,638 3:14 2009-02-09
Jah Say No - 2002 Remaster
Jah Say No - 2002 Remaster
830,965 4:40 2003-02-28
Peace Treaty - 2002 Remaster
Peace Treaty - 2002 Remaster
773,522 4:20 1983-01-01
Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom) - 2002 Remaster
Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom) - 2002 Remaster
721,466 7:43 2002-07-30
Apartheid
Apartheid
719,011 5:20 1977-01-01
400 Years - Live
400 Years - Live
669,551 7:06 2014-05-27
Coming In Hot
Coming In Hot
646,333 3:07 2011-10-11
Nobody Knows (feat. Peter Tosh)
Nobody Knows (feat. Peter Tosh)
550,294 2:48 2001-01-01
That's What They Will Do - 2002 Remastered Version
That's What They Will Do - 2002 Remastered Version
546,350 4:36 2002-07-30
Guide Me From My Friends - 2002 Remaster
Guide Me From My Friends - 2002 Remaster
535,564 4:02 2002-07-30
Where You Gonna Run - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
Where You Gonna Run - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
519,511 6:36 1983-01-01
Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin' - 2002 Remaster
Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin' - 2002 Remaster
509,459 4:16 1988-10-31
Hammer - Extended Version/Outtake
Hammer - Extended Version/Outtake
502,854 6:43 1977-01-01
Lesson in My Life - 2002 Remaster
Lesson in My Life - 2002 Remaster
498,308 3:53 2002-07-30
Crystal Ball - 2002 Remaster
Crystal Ball - 2002 Remaster
497,060 5:12 2003-02-28
Intro / Creation / Buk-In-Hamm Palace - Live; 2002 Remaster
Intro / Creation / Buk-In-Hamm Palace - Live; 2002 Remaster
496,474 3:01 2002-07-08
Mystery Babylon - Previously Unreleased Version of Babylon Queendom
Mystery Babylon - Previously Unreleased Version of Babylon Queendom
495,687 3:30 1996-02-26
Maga Dog
Maga Dog
489,443 2:46 1971-04-01
Cold Blood - 2002 Remastered Version
Cold Blood - 2002 Remastered Version
484,133 4:39 2002-07-30
Mama Africa - 7" Version; 2002 Remaster
Mama Africa - 7" Version; 2002 Remaster
482,181 3:55 1983-01-01
Brand New Second Hand (Alternate Version)
Brand New Second Hand (Alternate Version)
478,884 3:58 2014-05-14
Rastafari Is - Live; 2002 Remaster
Rastafari Is - Live; 2002 Remaster
457,969 10:52 2002-07-08
No Nuclear War - 2002 Remaster
No Nuclear War - 2002 Remaster
419,331 8:01 2002-07-30
Them a Fi Get a Beaten
Them a Fi Get a Beaten
415,490 1:55 2020-09-25
Creation - 2002 Remaster
Creation - 2002 Remaster
413,709 6:28 1988-10-31
Bush Doctor - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
Bush Doctor - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
385,090 5:45 1988-10-31
400 Years - Outtake
400 Years - Outtake
381,405 4:25 1977-01-01
Fight On - 2002 Remaster
Fight On - 2002 Remaster
377,073 3:21 2003-02-28
Can't You See - 2002 Remaster
Can't You See - 2002 Remaster
371,727 3:43 2003-02-28
Downpresser
Downpresser
369,691 3:15 2014-05-14
Pick Myself Up - Live; 2002 Remaster
Pick Myself Up - Live; 2002 Remaster
359,733 4:52 2002-07-08
African - Live; 2002 Remaster
African - Live; 2002 Remaster
356,858 4:35 2002-07-08
In My Song
In My Song
356,197 4:11 1988-03-14
Bush Doctor - Live; 2002 Remaster
Bush Doctor - Live; 2002 Remaster
350,730 5:32 2002-07-08
Lesson In My Life - Outtake
Lesson In My Life - Outtake
335,691 5:36 1988-10-31
Johnny B. Goode - Live; 2002 Remaster
Johnny B. Goode - Live; 2002 Remaster
327,495 4:31 2002-07-08
In My Song - 2002 Remaster
In My Song - 2002 Remaster
326,465 4:16 2002-07-30
Rumors of War - 2002 Remaster
Rumors of War - 2002 Remaster
325,152 3:29 2003-02-28
You Can't Blame the Youth - Outtake
You Can't Blame the Youth - Outtake
323,551 4:51 1977-01-01
Four Hundred Years
Four Hundred Years
323,169 2:57 2014-05-14
400 Years
400 Years
323,169 2:55 2015-04-14
Equal Rights / Downpressor Man
Equal Rights / Downpressor Man
312,357 6:10 1988-03-14
Equal Rights
Equal Rights
312,357 6:09 1996-03-18
Pick Myself Up - Live
Pick Myself Up - Live
308,221 4:47 2014-05-27
You Can't Fool Me Again
You Can't Fool Me Again
302,139 2:32 2016-04-28
Not Gonna Give It Up - Live; 2002 Remaster
Not Gonna Give It Up - Live; 2002 Remaster
300,039 6:29 2002-07-08
Come Together - 2002 Remaster
Come Together - 2002 Remaster
298,772 4:25 2002-07-30
No Sympathy
No Sympathy
296,438 2:55 2014-05-14
Coming in Hot - Live; 2002 Remaster
Coming in Hot - Live; 2002 Remaster
296,108 4:24 2002-07-08
Jah Man Inna Jamdung - Outtake
Jah Man Inna Jamdung - Outtake
287,906 5:60 1977-01-01
Stepping Razor - Live
Stepping Razor - Live
283,196 4:05 2014-05-27
Babylon Queendom - Outtake
Babylon Queendom - Outtake
276,320 4:58 1977-01-01
Vampire - Outtake
Vampire - Outtake
273,598 3:22 1977-01-01
African - Live
African - Live
264,279 5:32 2014-05-27
Don't Wake up Policeman (feat. Peter Tosh & Friends)
Don't Wake up Policeman (feat. Peter Tosh & Friends)
263,357 4:53 2003-02-06
Fight Apartheid - 2002 Remaster
Fight Apartheid - 2002 Remaster
256,806 4:58 2002-07-30
Lesson In My Life
Lesson In My Life
253,933 3:49 1996-03-18
Rok With Me - Alternate Long Mix
Rok With Me - Alternate Long Mix
252,163 6:18 2002-07-30
Get Up, Stand Up - Live in Los Angeles
Get Up, Stand Up - Live in Los Angeles
250,922 4:33 2002-07-08
Don't Look Back - Live
Don't Look Back - Live
248,363 5:39 2014-05-27
Nothing But Love - Long Version; 2002 Remastered Version
Nothing But Love - Long Version; 2002 Remastered Version
246,367 5:02 2002-07-30
Mark Of The Beast - Outtake
Mark Of The Beast - Outtake
244,693 4:08 1977-01-01
Burial - Live
Burial - Live
242,076 8:39 2014-05-27
Legalize It - Demo
Legalize It - Demo
240,126 4:05 1976-01-01
Arise Blackman
Arise Blackman
239,971 2:40 2009-02-09
Donna (feat. Peter Tosh)
Donna (feat. Peter Tosh)
237,063 2:01 2001-01-01
Buk-In-Hamm Palace - 12''; 2002 Remastered Version
Buk-In-Hamm Palace - 12''; 2002 Remastered Version
234,145 7:43 2003-02-28
Steppin' Razor
Steppin' Razor
232,877 5:46 1968-01-01
The Return Of Alcapone
The Return Of Alcapone
232,462 2:18 2023-03-03
I'm the Toughest - Long Version; 2002 Remastered Version
I'm the Toughest - Long Version; 2002 Remastered Version
231,696 5:12 1988-10-31
Dubbing Buk-In-Hamm Palace - 2002 Remastered Version
Dubbing Buk-In-Hamm Palace - 2002 Remastered Version
227,438 8:32 2003-02-28
Soon Come - Long Version; 2002 Remastered Version
Soon Come - Long Version; 2002 Remastered Version
225,298 5:20 1988-10-31
I Am That I Am - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
I Am That I Am - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
225,297 4:19 1977-01-01
Legalize It - Original Jamaican Mix
Legalize It - Original Jamaican Mix
222,874 4:42 1976-01-01
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Long Version; 2002 Remaster
220,959 5:01 1988-10-31
Bush Doctor - Live
Bush Doctor - Live
220,806 6:36 2014-05-27
No Mercy
No Mercy
218,768 3:45 2009-02-09
Get Up, Stand Up - Alternate Version
Get Up, Stand Up - Alternate Version
216,207 3:29 1977-01-01
Dub-Presser Man - Dub Version
Dub-Presser Man - Dub Version
216,167 5:32 1977-01-01
Soon Come - Live
Soon Come - Live
213,417 4:22 2014-05-27
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Live
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Live
207,002 5:57 2002-07-08
Where You Gonna Run - Live; 2002 Remaster
Where You Gonna Run - Live; 2002 Remaster
206,673 5:53 2002-07-08
Equal Rights - Extended Version
Equal Rights - Extended Version
203,391 6:47 1977-01-01
The Toughest - Live
The Toughest - Live
198,532 4:34 2014-05-27
No Sympathy - Demo
No Sympathy - Demo
197,872 4:31 1976-01-01
Get Up Stand Up - Live
Get Up Stand Up - Live
190,801 8:35 2014-05-27
Get up Stand Up - Live
Get up Stand Up - Live
190,801 8:35 2014-10-06
400 Years - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
400 Years - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
187,511 6:23 1976-01-01
Talking to Crowd - Live
Talking to Crowd - Live
186,304 0:56 2014-05-27
Glass House - Live
Glass House - Live
186,121 5:39 2002-07-08
Heavy Razor - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
Heavy Razor - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
185,166 5:34 1977-01-01
Why Must I Cry - Demo
Why Must I Cry - Demo
184,173 3:09 1976-01-01
Legalize It - Live
Legalize It - Live
182,281 9:04 2014-05-27
Whatcha Gonna Do - Original Jamaican Mix
Whatcha Gonna Do - Original Jamaican Mix
181,786 2:32 1976-01-01
Mama Africa - Live
Mama Africa - Live
176,370 9:19 2002-07-08
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - Demo
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - Demo
174,884 4:40 1976-01-01
Mystic Man - Long Version
Mystic Man - Long Version
168,798 7:16 2003-02-28
Peter's Rap - Live
Peter's Rap - Live
162,051 3:32 2002-07-08
Ketchy Shuby - Demo
Ketchy Shuby - Demo
162,026 4:17 1976-01-01
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - Original Jamaican Mix
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - Original Jamaican Mix
159,578 4:42 1976-01-01
Till Your Well Runs Dry - Demo
Till Your Well Runs Dry - Demo
157,271 5:17 1976-01-01
Burial - Original Jamaican Mix
Burial - Original Jamaican Mix
156,161 3:55 1976-01-01
Jam - Live
Jam - Live
155,567 2:42 2014-05-27
Jah Guide - Dub Plate
Jah Guide - Dub Plate
154,952 4:24 1977-01-01
Here Comes The Judge
Here Comes The Judge
152,397 3:29 2013-05-31
African - London Sound System Dub Plate
African - London Sound System Dub Plate
151,315 3:13 1977-01-01
Vampire - Demo
Vampire - Demo
150,900 3:37 1977-01-01
Brand New Second Hand - Demo
Brand New Second Hand - Demo
147,583 3:38 1976-01-01
Mark Of The Beast
Mark Of The Beast
146,463 3:09 2009-02-09
Get Up, Stand Up - Extended Alternate Version
Get Up, Stand Up - Extended Alternate Version
145,134 5:02 1977-01-01
Blame The Yout - Dub Version
Blame The Yout - Dub Version
144,517 4:08 1977-01-01
Hammer - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
Hammer - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
144,003 3:42 1977-01-01
No Love, No Sympathy - Original Jamaican Mix
No Love, No Sympathy - Original Jamaican Mix
143,470 4:42 1976-01-01
Get up Stand Up
Get up Stand Up
143,150 3:30 2013-03-22
Get Up Stand Up
Get Up Stand Up
143,150 3:30 2013-04-26
Babylon Queendom - Dub Version
Babylon Queendom - Dub Version
141,319 3:08 1977-01-01
Why Must I Cry - Original Jamaican Mix
Why Must I Cry - Original Jamaican Mix
140,019 3:07 1976-01-01
(Fight) Apartheid - Alternate Version
(Fight) Apartheid - Alternate Version
139,138 7:09 1977-01-01
Nah Goa Jail
Nah Goa Jail
137,611 4:46 1996-03-18
Jah Man Inna Jamdung - Demo
Jah Man Inna Jamdung - Demo
136,394 6:56 1977-01-01
Don't Look Back - Live
Don't Look Back - Live
135,328 6:04 2020-11-24
Whatcha Gonna Do - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Whatcha Gonna Do - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
135,150 4:48 1976-01-01
No Nuclear War - Single Version; 2002 Remaster
No Nuclear War - Single Version; 2002 Remaster
133,829 3:29 2002-07-30
Tough Rock, Soft Stones
Tough Rock, Soft Stones
132,215 4:31 1988-10-31
Babylon Queendom
Babylon Queendom
128,185 3:42 2009-02-09
Brand New Second Hand - Original Jamaican Mix
Brand New Second Hand - Original Jamaican Mix
127,567 4:10 1976-01-01
Instrumental Intro - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Instrumental Intro - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
126,299 5:60 2001-07-04
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
125,795 7:19 2001-07-04
Ketchy Shuby - Original Jamaican Mix
Ketchy Shuby - Original Jamaican Mix
125,218 4:46 1976-01-01
vampireS - Dub Version
vampireS - Dub Version
123,830 3:29 1977-01-01
Till Your Well Runs Dry - Original Jamaican Mix
Till Your Well Runs Dry - Original Jamaican Mix
122,820 6:12 1976-01-01
Legalize It - Dub Version
Legalize It - Dub Version
120,932 7:03 1976-01-01
Legalize It - Alternate Version
Legalize It - Alternate Version
116,501 4:28 1976-01-01
Pick Myself Up - Live
Pick Myself Up - Live
115,503 7:12 1977-01-01
Stop That Train
Stop That Train
113,908 2:22 2007-11-03
Whatcha Gonna Do - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
Whatcha Gonna Do - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
112,390 2:56 1976-01-01
Recruiting Soldiers - Version
Recruiting Soldiers - Version
110,124 5:12 2003-02-28
Burial - Dub Version 1
Burial - Dub Version 1
106,566 4:06 1976-01-01
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
Igziabeher (Let Jah Be Praised) - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
105,044 4:38 1976-01-01
Out Of Space - Plomo Remix
Out Of Space - Plomo Remix
105,004 6:21 2013-04-10
Burial - Dub Version 2
Burial - Dub Version 2
101,570 3:56 1976-01-01
Second Hand - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
Second Hand - ShaJahShoka Dub Plate
101,566 4:43 1976-01-01
Fight On - Instrumental
Fight On - Instrumental
101,383 3:41 2003-02-28
Maga Dog/ Skanky Dog
Maga Dog/ Skanky Dog
100,983 5:28 2009-04-13
No Sympathy - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
No Sympathy - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
100,399 7:20 2001-07-04
No Nuclear War
No Nuclear War
95,792 7:57 1996-03-18
Legalize It (feat. Ranking Joe) - Dub Club Remix
Legalize It (feat. Ranking Joe) - Dub Club Remix
88,664 4:38 1976-01-01
Vampire
Vampire
86,881 3:31 1996-03-18
Burial - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Burial - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
85,978 8:28 2001-07-04
Babylon Queendom - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Babylon Queendom - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
79,536 8:43 2001-07-04
Stepping Razor - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Stepping Razor - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
79,414 6:18 2001-07-04
African - Live
African - Live
76,783 4:46 1977-01-01
African
African
76,037 3:42 1968-01-01
Let Jah Be Praised - ShajaSho
Let Jah Be Praised - ShajaSho
75,395 4:39 2009-02-09
Jah Guide - Acoustic Version
Jah Guide - Acoustic Version
73,822 3:49 2009-02-09
Get Up, Stand Up - Acoustic Live
Get Up, Stand Up - Acoustic Live
71,745 7:26 1968-01-01
Mark of the Beast - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Mark of the Beast - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
71,022 5:42 2001-07-04
Come Together
Come Together
69,750 4:22 1996-03-18
Legalize It - "Dubby" Version
Legalize It - "Dubby" Version
68,312 4:40 2009-02-09
Buk-In-Ham Palace - Live 1979
Buk-In-Ham Palace - Live 1979
66,202 13:36 2021-12-13
Them A Fi Get A Beaten/ Reuben
Them A Fi Get A Beaten/ Reuben
65,663 3:52 2009-04-13
Why Must I Cry - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Why Must I Cry - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
65,281 4:52 2001-07-04
Vampire - Mix
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64,687 3:10 2009-02-09
Ketchy Shuby - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
Ketchy Shuby - Live at Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA - November 1976
64,623 9:16 2001-07-04
Wanted Dread And Alive - Mix
Wanted Dread And Alive - Mix
64,456 5:35 2009-02-09
Downpressor Man
Downpressor Man
62,014 6:26 1968-01-01
The Day The Dollah Died - Live 1979
The Day The Dollah Died - Live 1979
48,525 6:17 2021-12-13
The Day The Dollar Die - Live
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48,525 6:17 2020-11-24
Testify
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48,391 5:27 1996-03-18
Can't Blame the Youth - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Can't Blame the Youth - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
47,801 5:50 2012-05-28
Treat Me Good
Treat Me Good
46,552 1:56 1999-01-01
Igziabeher
Igziabeher
45,884 4:39 1968-01-01
Got to Find A Way With Interview
Got to Find A Way With Interview
43,773 5:28 2022-10-27
Johnny B. Goode - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Johnny B. Goode - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
43,358 5:11 2012-05-28
Not Gonna Give It Up - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Not Gonna Give It Up - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
41,886 6:59 2012-05-28
Legalize It
Legalize It
41,486 4:41 2015-05-04
Legalize it
Legalize it
41,486 4:38 2008-07-15
Stop the Train
Stop the Train
41,316 2:34 2011-11-24
African - Live
African - Live
41,202 6:16 2020-11-24
Whistling Jane
Whistling Jane
39,150 3:19 2015-09-22
African - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
African - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
38,982 4:42 2012-05-28
Bush Doctor - Live
Bush Doctor - Live
38,832 6:22 2020-11-24
Maga Dog
Maga Dog
38,351 2:39 2012-12-04
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
38,065 5:39 2012-05-28
I'm The Toughest - Live
I'm The Toughest - Live
37,979 4:26 2020-11-24
Where You Gonna Run - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Where You Gonna Run - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
37,930 5:52 2012-05-28
Glass House - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Glass House - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
36,963 5:27 2012-05-28
Coming in Hot - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Coming in Hot - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
36,792 4:27 2012-05-28
Mama Africa - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Mama Africa - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
36,486 6:15 2012-05-28
400 Years - Live
400 Years - Live
36,068 5:35 2020-11-24
400 Years / Steppin' Razor - Live 1979
400 Years / Steppin' Razor - Live 1979
35,520 10:00 2021-12-13
Get Up, Stand Up - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
Get Up, Stand Up - BBC in Concert: Live at the Dominion Theatre
35,164 6:02 2012-05-28
Peter & Crowd - Live
Peter & Crowd - Live
34,505 1:13 2023-07-17
Get Up Stand Up - Live
Get Up Stand Up - Live
33,444 7:19 2020-11-24
Legalize It - Dub Club Version
Legalize It - Dub Club Version
30,767 3:02 1976-01-01
Steppin Razor - Live
Steppin Razor - Live
29,761 4:23 2020-11-24
Mystic Man - Live
Mystic Man - Live
27,148 8:13 2020-11-24
Recruiting Soldiers - Live
Recruiting Soldiers - Live
25,842 6:46 2020-11-24
Legalize It - Live
Legalize It - Live
24,814 8:51 2020-11-24
Legalize It - Secret Circuit's Echodelic Shockblast Mix
Legalize It - Secret Circuit's Echodelic Shockblast Mix
24,277 4:52 1976-01-01
Stop the Train
Stop the Train
24,150 2:18 2009-01-16
I Am The Toughest
I Am The Toughest
23,721 3:12 2018-09-14
Buk-In-Hamm Palace - Live
Buk-In-Hamm Palace - Live
21,468 13:48 2020-11-24
Soldier For Jah Army - Live 1979
Soldier For Jah Army - Live 1979
21,309 6:46 2021-12-13
Legalize It - Secret Circuit's Echodelic Shockblast Dub
Legalize It - Secret Circuit's Echodelic Shockblast Dub
20,943 4:54 1976-01-01
Maga Dog
Maga Dog
17,672 3:01 2015-10-30
400 Years - Live
400 Years - Live
17,243 5:47 2023-07-17
Words Sound & Power - Live 1979
Words Sound & Power - Live 1979
15,113 2:09 2021-12-13
Puss & Dog
Puss & Dog
14,735 3:46 1994-01-01
Words, Sound & Power - Live
Words, Sound & Power - Live
14,036 1:57 2020-11-24
Soon Come - Live
Soon Come - Live
12,363 4:07 2023-07-17
Steppin' Razor - Live
Steppin' Razor - Live
12,224 3:57 2023-07-17
Pick Myself Up - Live
Pick Myself Up - Live
11,432 4:42 2023-07-17
African - Live
African - Live
10,206 4:50 2023-07-17
Burial - Live
Burial - Live
9,642 9:04 2023-07-17
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Live
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back - Live
8,969 4:55 2023-07-17
Babylon Queendom - Live
Babylon Queendom - Live
8,560 7:11 2023-07-17
Bush Doctor - Live
Bush Doctor - Live
7,740 5:18 2023-07-17
The Toughest - Live
The Toughest - Live
7,498 4:29 2023-07-17
Get Up, Stand Up - Live
Get Up, Stand Up - Live
6,759 6:17 2023-07-17
Rastafari Drums - Live
Rastafari Drums - Live
6,680 3:60 2023-07-17
Legalize It - Live
Legalize It - Live
6,563 11:14 2023-07-17
You Can't Blame the Youth
You Can't Blame the Youth
5,813 4:43 2021-01-01
Them A Fe Get A Beatin'
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4,419 1:46 2012-12-04
Thief
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3,809 3:32 1994-01-01
Stop The Train - Original
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2,841 2:18 2006-04-14
Fuckrey Killa Interlude
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< 1000 0:60 2002-01-01
Musical Potential Interlude
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< 1000 0:27 2002-01-01
Don't Sheep InterludeA
Don't Sheep InterludeA
< 1000 0:12 2002-01-01
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< 1000 0:27 2002-01-01
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