BOB MARLEY features strongly in several rankings by the renowned Rolling Stone magazine!

The biggest star in the third world, Bob Marley is one of the few artists who is unanimous in several outlets where reggae is the "ugly duckling" of musical genres. Historically marginalized, perhaps the main fact of exclusion is its militant and questioning streak. Bob probably broke all the barriers of prejudice and politics, and made reggae heard in all four corners of the world. Bob Marley appears firmly in the main rankings of Rolling Stone, one of the most important magazines in the sector in the world (known as the bible of rock n’ roll), where it appears in the list of the 500 best albums, in the TOP 100 of greatest singers and with songs among the "500 most" in history.

RANKING TOP500 OF ALBUMS

The collection LEGEND, released in 1984 - just 3 years after his death - is the album by a Jamaican artist best placed among the 500 greatest albums in the world. The collection, which contains true reggae anthems such as "Get Up Stand Up", "Redemption Song", "Buffalo Soldier" and "No Woman, No Cry", is in 46th place. "Catch A Fire" (1973), debut album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, is in 126th place. "Exodus" ranks 169th, while "Natty Dread" is 181st. "Burnin’", also released in 1973 by Island Records, ranked 319th. See the list of albums below: LEGEND: 46th place CATCH A FIRE: 126th place EXODUS: 169th place NATTY DREAD: 181st place BURNIN’: 319th place

Bob Marley is not the only Jamaican highlighted according to the Rolling Stone judging panel. "The Harder They Come", the soundtrack to the 1972 film starring Jimmy Cliff, is in 122nd place, and "Funky Kingston" by Toots and the Maytals was in 380th place. The top album in the ranking is the acclaimed "Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the legendary British band, The Beatles.

RANKING TOP500 OF SONGS

Four songs from Bob Marley appear in the TOP 500 ranking. They are: No Woman, No Cry: 37th place. Redemption Song: 66th place. Get Up, Stand Up: 302nd place. I Shot The Sheriff: 450th place. This list also includes the songs by Jimmy Cliff, "Many Rivers To Cross" in 325th and "The Harder They Come" in 350th place. "Pressure Drop" by Toots and The Maytals appeared at 453rd place.

TOP100 SINGERS RANKING

In the list of the 100 greatest singers in history according to the magazine, Bob Marley appears in 19th place, while Toots Hibbert came in 71st place.