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The greatest reggae artists of all time

23 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Jamaica flagJamaica · 1970–1981 · reggae
36.414
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2 The Wailers Jamaica flagJamaica · 1963–1974 · reggae 10.162
3 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 3.780
4 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 2.333
5 Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Jamaica flagJamaica · 1978– · reggae 2.333
6 The Clash United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock 1.719
7 Sting United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 1.569
8 Shaggy Jamaica flagJamaica · 1968– · reggae 1.569
9 The Police United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–2008 · rock 1.313
10 フィッシュマンズ Japan flagJapan · 1987– · neo-psychedelia 1.219
11 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 1.107
12 Scientist Jamaica flagJamaica · 1960– · dub 0.930
13 5’nizza Ukraine flagUkraine · 1998–2008 · hip hop 0.910
14 Rihanna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop 0.859
15 Gogol Bordello United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · folk rock 0.648
16 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.639
17 No Doubt United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · rock 0.593
18 M.I.A. United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · hip hop 0.406
19 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 0.342
20 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.326
21 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 0.289
22 Vanessa‐Mae United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · classical 0.280
23 Shakira Colombia flagColombia · 1977– · pop 0.243