Early reggae music emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is characterized by its upbeat rhythms, soulful vocals, and socially conscious lyrics. It is a fusion of ska and rocksteady, with a focus on the bassline and drumbeat. The genre often deals with themes of love, unity, and social justice, and was popularized by a number of influential artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
Here you can see the popularity of Early Reggae genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
634 releases
Explore early reggae history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of early reggae artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the early reggae genre. You can find out what early reggae genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 10899 | |
| 2 | 38 | 20531 | |
| 3 | 40 | 34500 | |
| 4 | 35 | 39339 | |
| 5 | 28 | 12044 | |
| 6 | 44 | 25420 | |
| 7 | 42 | 20552 | |
| 8 | 35 | 7919 | |
| 9 | 40 | 40933 | |
| 10 | 34 | 28557 | |
| 11 | 37 | 20716 | |
| 12 | 44 | 7754 | |
| 13 | 24 | 6092 | |
| 14 | 31 | 9391 | |
| 15 | 28 | 12420 | |
| 16 | 39 | 1904 | |
| 17 | 30 | 14932 | |
| 18 | 32 | 18126 | |
| 19 | 37 | 11415 | |
| 20 | 19 | 5670 | |
| 21 | 30 | 10397 | |
| 22 | 35 | 7599 | |
| 23 | 29 | 6900 | |
| 24 | 20 | 3881 | |
| 25 | 31 | 6456 | |
| 26 | 22 | 5662 | |
| 27 | 30 | 10246 | |
| 28 | 29 | 10177 | |
| 29 | 29 | 2982 | |
| 30 | 28 | 2162 | |
| 31 | 23 | 6245 | |
| 32 | 28 | 4809 | |
| 33 | 22 | 8721 | |
| 34 | 26 | 6878 | |
| 35 | 25 | 15949 | |
| 36 | 24 | 2459 | |
| 37 | 24 | 1101 | |
| 38 | 24 | 4583 | |
| 39 | 23 | 3157 | |
| 40 | 23 | 4557 | |
| 41 | 23 | 5075 | |
| 42 | 23 | 7223 | |
| 43 | 22 | 6191 | |
| 44 | 22 | 4705 | |
| 45 | 22 | 6848 | |
| 46 | 21 | 3667 | |
| 47 | 21 | 2939 | |
| 48 | 21 | 6239 | |
| 49 | 14 | 896 | |
| 50 | 20 | 6141 | |
| 51 | 20 | 1450 | |
| 52 | 19 | 5490 | |
| 53 | 17 | 6915 | |
| 54 | 18 | 4826 | |
| 55 | 16 | 2088 | |
| 56 | 11 | 3070 | |
| 57 | 11 | 2623 | |
| 58 | 15 | 2330 | |
| 59 | 15 | 938 | |
| 60 | 14 | 4609 | |
| 61 | 14 | 577 | |
| 62 | 14 | 1051 | |
| 63 | 12 | 1134 | |
| 64 | 12 | 628 | |
| 65 | 11 | 1648 | |
| 66 | 10 | 826 | |
| 67 | 8 | 731 | |
| 68 | 8 | 2231 | |
| 69 | 4 | 328 | |
| 70 | 35 | 4049 | |
| 71 | 34 | 5757 | |
| 72 | 30 | 2750 | |
| 73 | 29 | 3477 | |
| 74 | 26 | 1574 | |
| 75 | 17 | 4257 | |
| 76 | 20 | 3156 | |
| 77 | 21 | 296 | |
| 78 | 21 | 4015 | |
| 79 | 14 | 2481 | |
| 80 | 19 | 1488 | |
| 81 | 17 | 563 | |
| 82 | 16 | 1744 | |
| 83 | 16 | 2037 | |
| 84 | 13 | 687 | |
| 85 | 13 | 991 | |
| 86 | 13 | 710 | |
| 87 | 10 | 421 | |
| 88 | 4 | 344 | |
| 89 | 9 | 325 | |
| 90 | 8 | 966 | |
| 91 | 7 | 238 | |
| 92 | 7 | 223 | |
| 93 | 7 | 1466 | |
| 94 | 7 | 746 | |
| 95 | 7 | 1682 | |
| 96 | 7 | 409 | |
| 97 | 7 | 803 | |
| 98 | 7 | 559 | |
| 99 | 6 | 488 | |
| 100 | 4 | 353 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular early reggae music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
