Statistics

6,024
Albums
9,166
Releases
106,518
Songs
7,332
Artists
44,288
Credits
13,361
Artworks
1,288
Labels
331
Studios

Formats

LP 62%
CD 38%
5,621 vinyl releases 3,510 CD releases

V.A. Compilations

Artists 76%
V.A. 24%
4,555 artist albums 1,469 compilations

Most Reissued Albums

Satta Massagana
Satta Massagana
The Abyssinians
Penetrate / LPPN 2001 • 1976
Heart Of The Congos
Heart Of The Congos
The Congos
Black Art / LP 4049 • 1977
Dread Locks Dread
Dread Locks Dread
Big Youth
Klik / KLP 9001 • 1975
Version Galore
Version Galore
U Roy
Treasure Isle • 1971
Revolutionary Dream
Revolutionary Dream
Pablo Moses
Tropical Sound Tracs / TSL 1002 • 1975
Showcase
Showcase
Black Uhuru
D-Roy / DRLP 1003 • 1979

Albums by Year

2667
3768
8069
10570
5671
6772
6973
10474
12875
17376
20877
31878
29179
25980
24081
34482
31983
24684
22985
16686
5887
7488
6489
7590
7791
10792
7893
8794
12195
10496
9597
10898
10899
12700
12101
15902
14603
17304
14505
13206
14307
7808
6109
4210
4311
4512
3113
4114
6315
8616
8017
6418
7119
5220
4821
6322
7823
7224
6325
3626

Top 10 Studios

Channel One (Kingston, JA) 1,130 (31.9%)
King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) 583 (16.4%)
Harry J (Kingston, JA) 467 (13.2%)
Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 378 (10.7%)
Joe Gibbs (Kingston, JA) 244 (6.9%)
Randy's (Kingston, JA) 208 (5.9%)
Tuff Gong (Kingston, JA) 171 (4.8%)
Black Ark (Kingston, JA) 135 (3.8%)
Treasure Isle (Kingston, JA) 126 (3.6%)
Studio 1 (Kingston, JA) 103 (2.9%)

Top 10 Labels

Trojan 881 (34.3%)
Island 275 (10.7%)
Greensleeves 274 (10.7%)
Studio 1 202 (7.9%)
Heartbeat 192 (7.5%)
Burning Sounds 172 (6.7%)
Doctor Bird 169 (6.6%)
Virgin 165 (6.4%)
Pressure Sounds 139 (5.4%)
Soul Jazz 96 (3.7%)
+ 6,601 others

Leaderboards

King Tubby 116
74–24
Dennis Brown 84
71–26
Lee Scratch Perry 77
70–25
Gregory Isaacs 68
74–25
John Holt 67
70–24
The Wailers 62
70–24
Delroy Wilson 57
66–26
Bob Marley 55
70–24
Scientist 53
80–22
The Revolutionaries 53
76–26
Bunny Lee 416
69–26
C.S. Dodd 307
63–26
Lee Scratch Perry 217
69–26
Joe Gibbs 126
69–24
Henry Junjo Lawes 112
79–24
Prince Jammy 90
77–24
Linval Thompson 81
78–25
Duke Reid 75
67–23
Niney The Observer 75
74–25
Robbie Shakespeare 67
76–25
Sylvan Morris 339
68–26
Scientist 338
76–26
King Tubby 300
73–26
Errol Thompson 292
72–26
Soljie Hamilton 221
75–25
Prince Jammy 211
75–25
Crucial Bunny 187
77–26
Maxie McKenzie 184
76–05
Errol Brown 164
69–26
Ernest Hoo Kim 133
74–25
The Roots Radics 314
78–25
The Aggrovators 157
74–23
The Revolutionaries 154
75–26
The Soul Syndicate 79
74–25
The High Times Band 72
82–21
The Upsetters 28
69–25
The Wailers 28
74–21
The Taxi Gang 26
82–04
We The People Band 24
76–86
Skin, Flesh & Bones 22
74–25
Trojan 881
68–26
Island 275
66–24
Greensleeves 274
78–25
Studio 1 202
64–26
Heartbeat 192
82–08
Burning Sounds 172
76–26
Doctor Bird 169
67–26
Virgin 165
74–08
Pressure Sounds 139
95–25
Soul Jazz 96
98–25
Channel One (Kingston, JA) 1130
64–88
King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) 583
67–89
Harry J (Kingston, JA) 467
67–89
Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 378
64–89
Joe Gibbs (Kingston, JA) 244
68–85
Randy's (Kingston, JA) 208
64–89
Tuff Gong (Kingston, JA) 171
77–88
Black Ark (Kingston, JA) 135
70–89
Treasure Isle (Kingston, JA) 126
64–84
Studio 1 (Kingston, JA) 103
59–85

This Year in Reggae

Who Dominated Each Era

Top 5 artists, producers, engineers, labels & studios for each 3-year period from 1968 to 1986.

1968-70

Artists

1 The Upsetters 7
2 The Dragonaires 6
3 Byron Lee 6
4 Derrick Morgan 5
5 Desmond Dekker 4

Producers

1 C.S. Dodd 28
2 Leslie Kong 14
3 Duke Reid 8
4 Dandy Livingstone 7
5 Harry Johnson 7

Engineers

1 Lynford Anderson 7
2 Louis Davidson 4
3 Sylvan Morris 4
4 Sid Bucknor 4
5 Paul Khouri 3

Labels

1 Trojan 73
2 Pama 32
3 Coxsone 16
4 Studio 1 11
5 Beverley's 10

Studios

1 Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 10
2 Studio 1 (Kingston, JA) 9
3 Treasure Isle (Kingston, JA) 3
4 Federal (Kingston, JA) 3
5 WIRL (Kingston, JA) 2

1971-73

Artists

1 John Holt 9
2 Jimmy Cliff 5
3 The Upsetters 4
4 The Wailers 4
5 Bob Marley 4

Producers

1 Bunny Lee 17
2 Lee Scratch Perry 15
3 C.S. Dodd 10
4 Sonia Pottinger 6
5 Duke Reid 4

Engineers

1 Carlton Lee 10
2 Sid Bucknor 9
3 Vic Keary 6
4 John Smyth 6
5 Errol Thompson 6

Labels

1 Trojan 72
2 Pama 11
3 Studio 1 10
4 Jaguar 7
5 Island 7

Studios

1 Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 18
2 Federal (Kingston, JA) 7
3 Harry J (Kingston, JA) 6
4 Randy's (Kingston, JA) 6
5 Chalk Farm (London, UK) 4

1974-76

Artists

1 King Tubby 11
2 Tommy McCook 8
3 John Holt 7
4 Jimmy Cliff 7
5 C.S. Dodd 7

Producers

1 Bunny Lee 49
2 Lee Scratch Perry 17
3 Lloyd Charmers 13
4 C.S. Dodd 11
5 Tommy Cowan 10

Engineers

1 King Tubby 40
2 Errol Thompson 31
3 Sylvan Morris 22
4 Ernest Hoo Kim 19
5 Sid Bucknor 14

Labels

1 Trojan 56
2 Island 22
3 Cactus 18
4 Dynamic Sounds 15
5 Klik 14

Studios

1 King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) 52
2 Channel One (Kingston, JA) 38
3 Randy's (Kingston, JA) 33
4 Harry J (Kingston, JA) 32
5 Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 31

1977-79

Artists

1 The Revolutionaries 27
2 I Roy 14
3 Trinity 12
4 Dillinger 11
5 Johnny Clarke 10

Producers

1 Bunny Lee 85
2 Joe Gibbs 19
3 Alvin Ranglin 18
4 Phil Pratt 17
5 Linval Thompson 17

Engineers

1 Sylvan Morris 66
2 Prince Jammy 61
3 Errol Thompson 56
4 Maxie McKenzie 55
5 Ernest Hoo Kim 39

Labels

1 Third World 52
2 Virgin 50
3 Island 39
4 Burning Sounds 34
5 Trojan 33

Studios

1 Channel One (Kingston, JA) 170
2 King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) 104
3 Harry J (Kingston, JA) 97
4 Joe Gibbs (Kingston, JA) 56
5 Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 45

1980-82

Artists

1 Scientist 23
2 Dennis Brown 14
3 Yellowman 14
4 Gregory Isaacs 10
5 Ranking Joe 9

Producers

1 Henry Junjo Lawes 37
2 Joe Gibbs 27
3 Linval Thompson 21
4 Bullwackie 19
5 Errol Thompson 18

Engineers

1 Scientist 129
2 Soljie Hamilton 58
3 Maxie McKenzie 52
4 Sylvan Morris 49
5 Crucial Bunny 46

Labels

1 Joe Gibbs 44
2 Island 43
3 Greensleeves 43
4 Trojan 24
5 Tad's 16

Studios

1 Channel One (Kingston, JA) 267
2 King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) 109
3 Harry J (Kingston, JA) 73
4 Joe Gibbs (Kingston, JA) 51
5 Tuff Gong (Kingston, JA) 47

1983-86

Artists

1 Dennis Brown 21
2 Frankie Paul 18
3 Sugar Minott 18
4 Little John 18
5 Gregory Isaacs 15

Producers

1 Prince Jammy 39
2 Henry Junjo Lawes 37
3 Bunny Lee 34
4 George Phang 26
5 Roy Cousins 24

Engineers

1 Soljie Hamilton 89
2 Sylvan Morris 62
3 Scientist 59
4 Peter Chemist 47
5 Crucial Bunny 43

Labels

1 Vista Sounds 75
2 Greensleeves 50
3 Island 41
4 Live & Learn 24
5 Ariwa 22

Studios

1 Channel One (Kingston, JA) 231
2 Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA) 86
3 Harry J (Kingston, JA) 72
4 Tuff Gong (Kingston, JA) 62
5 King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) 43

Top 10 Producers

Bunny Lee 416 (26.6%)
C.S. Dodd 307 (19.6%)
Lee Scratch Perry 217 (13.9%)
Joe Gibbs 126 (8%)
Henry Junjo Lawes 112 (7.2%)
Prince Jammy 90 (5.7%)
Linval Thompson 81 (5.2%)
Duke Reid 75 (4.8%)
Niney The Observer 75 (4.8%)
Robbie Shakespeare 67 (4.3%)
+ 2,983 others

Label Activity

Island 205
66–24
Doctor Bird 169
67–26
Trojan 868
68–26
Virgin 114
74–08
Burning Sounds 172
76–26
Greensleeves 239
78–25
Heartbeat 176
82–08
Pressure Sounds 138
95–25
Soul Jazz 96
98–25
17 North Parade 90
07–25

Studio Activity

Top 10 Engineers

Sylvan Morris 339 (14.3%)
Scientist 338 (14.3%)
King Tubby 300 (12.7%)
Errol Thompson 292 (12.3%)
Soljie Hamilton 221 (9.3%)
Prince Jammy 211 (8.9%)
Crucial Bunny 187 (7.9%)
Maxie McKenzie 184 (7.8%)
Errol Brown 164 (6.9%)
Ernest Hoo Kim 133 (5.6%)
+ 225 others

The Roots Archives Dream Lineup

Based on the most represented musicians and crew in the database. Hit shuffle to discover alternative lineups from the top 10 of each position.

Backing Band

Sly Dunbar
Sly Dunbar Drums 723 releases
Robbie Shakespeare
Robbie Shakespeare Bass 680 releases
Bingy Bunny
Bingy Bunny Rhythm Guitar 146 releases
Earl Chinna Smith
Earl Chinna Smith Lead Guitar 226 releases
Ansel Collins
Ansel Collins Keyboards 153 releases
Gladstone Anderson
Gladstone Anderson Piano 180 releases
Zoots Scully Simms
Zoots Scully Simms Percussion 424 releases
Uziah Sticky Thompson
Uziah Sticky Thompson Percussion 373 releases
Bobby Ellis
Bobby Ellis Horns 183 releases
Dean Fraser
Dean Fraser Horns 171 releases
Tommy McCook
Tommy McCook Horns 141 releases
Nambo Robinson
Nambo Robinson Horns 135 releases
Pam Hall
Pam Hall Backing Vocals 28 releases
Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Griffiths Backing Vocals 25 releases
Beres Hammond
Beres Hammond Backing Vocals 23 releases
The Tamlins
The Tamlins Backing Vocals (Group) 33 releases

Production Team

Bunny Lee
Bunny Lee Producer 416 releases
Soljie Hamilton
Soljie Hamilton Recording Engineer 30 releases
Sylvan Morris
Sylvan Morris Recording Engineer 30 releases
King Tubby
King Tubby Mixing Engineer 221 releases
Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Channel One (Kingston, JA) Recording Studio 806 releases
King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)
King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) Mixing Studio 329 releases

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