The Best Reggae Songs

Reggae and dancehall ranked by beer score, from Bob Marley to Sean Paul and Shaggy, covering roots reggae and the dancehall crossover years.

Top 18 of 18 songs with at least 10 ratings. Ranked by average beer score on a 0 to 11 scale.

1. 1
   

   Three Little Birds

   Bob Marley

   Every little thing is gonna be alright. Beer optional but pleasant.

   2.1beers17 ratings
2. 2
   

   Buffalo Soldier

   Bob Marley

   A history lesson, delivered so smoothly you don't notice.

   2.7beers30 ratings
3. 3
   

   No Woman No Cry

   Bob Marley

   The live version is the definitive one. Fight me.

   2.8beers32 ratings
4. 4
   

   It Wasn't Me

   Shaggy

   The worst legal advice ever set to music.

   3.6beers28 ratings
5. 5
   

   Red Red Wine

   UB40

   A Neil Diamond song about drinking, reggae-fied. Extremely on theme.

   4.2beers18 ratings
6. 6
   

   Boombastic

   Shaggy

   Mr Lover Lover. The most committed vocal delivery in pop.

   4.4beers18 ratings
7. 7
   

   Kingston Town

   UB40

   Gentle enough to make a Birmingham band sound Jamaican.

   5.1beers12 ratings
8. 8
   

   Gimme the Light

   Sean Paul

   The one that broke him worldwide. That beat still knocks.

   5.2beers21 ratings
9. 9
   

   Angel

   Shaggy

   Built on Steve Miller's The Joker. Shameless and brilliant.

   5.7beers17 ratings
10. 10
    

    Ever Blazin'

    Sean Paul

    Mid-2000s Sean Paul, cruising comfortably at altitude.

    5.8beers16 ratings
11. 11
    

    Temperature

    Sean Paul

    The weather report nobody asked for and everybody danced to.

    5.9beers18 ratings
12. 12
    

    Hold My Hand

    Sean Paul

    Sean Paul doing sincere. It is a look.

    7.2beers17 ratings
13. 13
    

    I'm Still in Love with You

    Sean Paul

    Sasha's hook makes this the sweetest thing he has done.

    7.2beers18 ratings
14. 14
    

    Get Busy

    Sean Paul

    Shake that thing. The most 2003 instruction ever issued.

    7.3beers24 ratings
15. 15
    

    Like Glue

    Sean Paul

    Dutty Rock at its most relentless. You are not sitting down for this.

    7.7beers21 ratings
16. 16
    

    Break It Off

    Sean Paul

    The Rihanna duet, from back when she was still the newcomer.

    7.8beers20 ratings
17. 17
    

    So Fine

    Sean Paul

    Summer in a bottle. Roughly beer three.

    7.8beers15 ratings
18. 18
    

    We Be Burnin'

    Sean Paul

    Legalise it, set to a riddim you cannot sit still through.

    7.9beers20 ratings